Re: [IPFIX] WG Last Call for draft-ietf-ipfix-information-model-rfc5102bis-05.txt

Benoit Claise <bclaise@cisco.com> Thu, 08 November 2012 15:58 UTC

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Cc: Nevil Brownlee <n.brownlee@auckland.ac.nz>, IPFIX Working Group <ipfix@ietf.org>
Subject: Re: [IPFIX] WG Last Call for draft-ietf-ipfix-information-model-rfc5102bis-05.txt
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On 5/11/2012 14:58, Gerhard Muenz wrote:
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> Hi Paul, Brian,
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>>> So, how about "A delta counter only counts observations made since 
>>> the previous Flow Record (if any) for a given Flow."
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> This statement seems sufficiently clear and sufficiently flexible.
That works for me

Regards, Benoit (as a contributor)
> For example, as I understand it, it does not imply that all 
> observations since the previous Flow Record must be counted. Some 
> observations might get lost or omitted on purpose. Also, at some time, 
> the next interval will end, so the following observations are not 
> counted. Also, it does not imply that the Flow Record is actually 
> exported.
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> Regards,
> Gerhard
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