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RE: Link layer headers in reports?



Hi Peram,

It is important to somehow get link layer header information.  Is your
suggestion that this information be exported, but without any extraction
and formating?

-- Albert

> Section 5 of the framework document says, "Information 
> eligible for inclusion in packet reports includes (i)
>    the packet content itself (including encapsulating headers); "
> 
> Is there a need to include link layer headers in this export? 
> Drawback of this will be that the collector will have to know 
> which type of interface originated this report and understand 
> every possible link layer (PPP/HDLC/Ethernet/FR etc) before 
> the data can be interpreted.
> 
> An alternate approach would be to identify the network layer 
> and provide raw ipv4/ipv6/mpls packet.
> 
> Peram
> 
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