The Foundry Discovery Protocol (FDP) is a proprietary

data link layer The data link layer, or layer 2, is the second layer of the seven-layer OSI model of computer networking. This layer is the protocol layer that transfers data between nodes on a network segment across the physical layer. The data link layer ...

protocol. It was developed by

Foundry Networks Foundry Networks, Inc. was a networking hardware vendor selling high-end Ethernet switches and routers. The company was acquired by Brocade Communications Systems on December 18, 2008. History The company was founded in 1996 by Bobby R. Jo ...

. Although Foundry Networks was acquired by

Brocade Communications Systems Brocade is an American technology company specializing in storage networking products, now a subsidiary of Broadcom Inc. The company is known for its Fibre Channel storage networking products and technology. Prior to the acquisition, the comp ...

, the protocol is still supported.

External links

Foundry Discovery Protocol (FDP)
, ''Multi-Service IronWare Feature and RFC Support Matrix'', product documentation by Brocade Communications Systems, January 24, 2014 Device discovery protocols {{compu-network-stub