Subject: Re: [ipfix-protocol] Source ID = 0

From: Benoit Claise <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:53:19 +0100

Added in the next version of the draft.

Regards, Benoit.

> It might be useful if we were to reserve Source ID = 0 for
> use by the IPFIX protocol. This gives a means of extending
> the IPFIX header if we need to do so in the future.
>
> I therefore propose that the following text now reads.
>
> Source ID
> A 32-bit value that identifies the Exporter Process Observation 
> Domain.  Collecting Process SHOULD use the combination of the source 
> IP address and the Source ID field to separate different export 
> streams originating from the same Exporting Process. The
> Source ID value zero is reserved for future use. IPFIX
> Messages with a Source ID of zero MUST be discarded by the
> Collecting Process.
>
> - Stewart
>
>
>
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