With IPHost Network Monitor you can run simple snmp requests against a Cisco device in your network.
protocolDirDescr
protocol Dir Descr
1.3.6.1.2.1.16.11.2.1.4
A textual description of the protocol encapsulation. A probe may choose to describe only a subset of the entire encapsulation (e.g. only the highest layer). This object is intended for human consumption only. This object may not be modified if the associated protocolDirStatus object is equal to active(1).
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