Re: [IPFIX] exporting ranges in IPFIX

Hi Paul,

This seems useful, but out of curiousity, why "Number of ports in block" 
instead of "Port block end".

-Andrew

On 06/05/2012 11:29 AM, Paul Aitken wrote:
> Dear IPFIX experts,
>
> As far as I know, IPFIX doesn't have a generic mechanism for reporting 
> ranges.
>
> I'm looking for a way to report bulk port allocation per section 5 of 
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-behave-lsn-requirements-05.
>
> This method would be useful for reporting port ranges in 
> draft-tsou-behave-natx4-log-reduction-02 and 
> draft-bajko-pripaddrassign-04.
>
> So I propose to request three new IPFIX Information Elements:
>
>    Port block start:           16 bits
>    Port block step size         8 bits
>    Number of ports in block    16 bits
>
>
> However, there could be better ways to export a "range" which don't 
> require three new IEs each time. Do you forsee a need for a such a 
> mechanism?
>
> Shall I proceed with my request to IANA? If so, should I write a short 
> ID explaining how the three IEs should be used together?
>
> Thanks,
> P.
>
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