Specification of the Protocol for IPFIX Mediation
draft-ietf-ipfix-mediation-protocol-00
IPFIX Working Group B. Claise
Internet-Draft Cisco Systems, Inc.
Intended Status: Standards Track A. Kobayashi
Expires: June 5, 2012 NTT PF Lab.
B. Trammell
ETH Zurich
December 5, 2011
Specification of the Protocol for IPFIX Mediation
draft-ietf-ipfix-mediation-protocol-00
Abstract
This document specifies the IP Flow Information Export
(IPFIX) protocol specific to Mediation.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................. 4
1.1. IPFIX Documents Overview............................ 5
1.2. IPFIX Mediator Documents Overview................... 5
1.3. Relationship with IPFIX and PSAMP................... 7
2. Terminology.............................................. 7
3. Specifications.......................................... 10
3.1. Encoding of IPFIX Message Header................... 11
3.2. Template Management................................ 13
3.2.1. Template Management Without Template Records
Change............................................... 13
3.2.2. Template Management With New Template Records. 16
3.3. Time Management.................................... 20
3.4. Observation Point Management....................... 21
3.4.1. Observation Domain Management................. 23
3.5. Specific Reporting Requirements.................... 24
3.5.1. The Flow Keys Options Template................ 24
3.5.2. IPFIX Protocol Options Template............... 25
3.5.3. IPFIX Mediator Options Template............... 25
3.6. The Collecting Process's Side...................... 26
3.7. Configuration Management........................... 26
4. New Information Elements................................ 26
5. Security Considerations................................. 27
6. IANA Considerations..................................... 27
6.1. originalExporterIPv4Address........................ 28
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