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IPFIX Working Group P. Aitken IPFIX Working Group P. Aitken
Internet-Draft Cisco Systems Internet-Draft Cisco Systems
Intended status: Standards Track Intended status: Standards Track
Expires: July 1, 2014 December 27, 2013 Expires: July 4, 2015 July 4, 2014
Reporting Equivalent IPFIX Information Elements Reporting Equivalent IPFIX Information Elements
draft-aitken-ipfix-equivalent-ies-01 draft-aitken-ipfix-equivalent-ies-02
Abstract Abstract
This document specifies a method for an This document specifies a method for an
IPFIX Exporting Process to inform an IPFIX Collecting Process IPFIX Exporting Process to inform an IPFIX Collecting Process
of equivalence between different Information Elements, so of equivalence between different Information Elements, so
that the Collecting Process can understand the equivalence that the Collecting Process can understand the equivalence
and be enabled to process data across a change of and be enabled to process data across a change of
Information Elements. Information Elements.
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3.1.2 Equivalence Message with an Enterprise-Specific 3.1.2 Equivalence Message with an Enterprise-Specific
Original Information Element Original Information Element
When the Original Information Element is enterprise-specific, When the Original Information Element is enterprise-specific,
the Original Information Element's E bit is set and the the Original Information Element's E bit is set and the
Information Element number is immediately followed by the Information Element number is immediately followed by the
corresponding Private Enterprise Number [PEN], as shown in corresponding Private Enterprise Number [PEN], as shown in
Figure 3: Figure 3:
+-+---------------+----------------------------------+-+---------------+ +-+---------------+----------------------------------+-+---------------+
|1| Original IE | Private Enterprise Number |0| Equivalent IE | |1| Original IE | Private Enterprise Number |0| Equivalent IE |
+-+---------------+----------------------------------+-+---------------+ +-+---------------+----------------------------------+-+---------------+
-+---------------+----------------------------------+-+---------------+
Figure 3: Equivalence Message with an Enterprise-Specific Figure 3: Equivalence Message with an Enterprise-Specific
Original Information Element Original Information Element
This allows an enterprise-specific Information Element to be This allows an enterprise-specific Information Element to be
specified as equivalent to an IANA standard Information specified as equivalent to an IANA standard Information
Element. Element.
3.1.3 Equivalence Message with an Enterprise-Specific 3.1.3 Equivalence Message with an Enterprise-Specific
Equivalent Information Element Equivalent Information Element
When the Equivalent Information Element is enterprise-specific, When the Equivalent Information Element is enterprise-specific,
the Equivalent Information Element's E bit is set and the the Equivalent Information Element's E bit is set and the
Information Element number is immediately followed by the Information Element number is immediately followed by the
corresponding Private Enterprise Number [PEN] as shown in corresponding Private Enterprise Number [PEN] as shown in
Figure 4: Figure 4:
+-+---------------+-+---------------+----------------------------------+ +-+---------------+-+---------------+----------------------------------+
|0| Original IE |1| Equivalent IE | Private Enterprise Number | |0| Original IE |1| Equivalent IE | Private Enterprise Number |
+-+---------------+-+---------------+----------------------------------+ +-+---------------+-+---------------+----------------------------------+
-+---------------+-+---------------+----------------------------------+
Figure 4: Equivalence Message with an Enterprise-Specific Figure 4: Equivalence Message with an Enterprise-Specific
Equivalent Information Element Equivalent Information Element
This allows an IANA standard Information Element to be This allows an IANA standard Information Element to be
specified as equivalent to an enterprise-specific Information specified as equivalent to an enterprise-specific Information
Element. Element.
3.1.4 Equivalence Message with an 3.1.4 Equivalence Message with an
Enterprise-Specific Original Information Element and Enterprise-Specific Original Information Element and
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Information Element as shown in Figure 7, or an Information Element as shown in Figure 7, or an
enterprise-specific Information Element as shown in Figure 8. enterprise-specific Information Element as shown in Figure 8.
+-+---------------+-+---------------+ +-+---------------+-+---------------+
|0|mibObjectIdent.|0| Equivalent IE | |0|mibObjectIdent.|0| Equivalent IE |
+-+---------------+-+---------------+ +-+---------------+-+---------------+
Figure 7: MIB Equivalence Message with an Figure 7: MIB Equivalence Message with an
IANA-standard Information Element IANA-standard Information Element
+-+---------------+-+---------------+----------------------------------+ +-+---------------+-+---------------+----------------------------------+
|0|mibObjectIdent.|1| Equivalent IE | Private Enterprise Number | |0|mibObjectIdent.|1| Equivalent IE | Private Enterprise Number |
+-+---------------+-+---------------+----------------------------------+ +-+---------------+-+---------------+----------------------------------+
-+---------------+-+---------------+----------------------------------+
Figure 8: MIB Equivalence Message with an Figure 8: MIB Equivalence Message with an
Enterprise-Specific Information Element Enterprise-Specific Information Element
4 The Collecting Process's Side 4 The Collecting Process's Side
Equivalence Messages have global scope, unless they're sent in Equivalence Messages have global scope, unless they're sent in
an Options Message with a more restrictive scope, e.g. an an Options Message with a more restrictive scope, e.g. an
Options Record Scoped to the Exporter. Options Record Scoped to the Exporter.
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