RE: Link layer headers in reports?

[<albert@research.att.com>]

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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