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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                    A. Yourtchenko
Request for Comments: 7270                                     P. Aitken
Category: Informational                                        B. Claise
ISSN: 2070-1721                                      Cisco Systems, Inc.
                                                               June 2014

                  Cisco-Specific Information Elements
              Reused in IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)

Abstract

   This document describes some additional IP Flow Information Export
   (IPFIX) Information Elements in the range of 1-127, which is the
   range compatible with field types used by NetFlow version 9 in RFC
   3954, as specified in the IPFIX Information Model in RFC 7012.

Status of This Memo

   This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
   published for informational purposes.

   This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
   (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has
   received public review and has been approved for publication by the
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   approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet
   Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.

   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
   http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7270.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Information Elements Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   4.  Information Elements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     4.1.  samplingInterval  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     4.2.  samplingAlgorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     4.3.  engineType  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     4.4.  engineId  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     4.5.  ipv4RouterSc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     4.6.  samplerId . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     4.7.  samplerMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     4.8.  samplerRandomInterval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     4.9.  classId . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.10. samplerName . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.11. flagsAndSamplerId . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.12. forwardingStatus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     4.13. srcTrafficIndex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     4.14. dstTrafficIndex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     4.15. className . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     4.16. layer2packetSectionOffset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     4.17. layer2packetSectionSize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     4.18. layer2packetSectionData . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   5.  Other Information Elements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     5.1.  Performance Metrics IEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     5.2.  Application Information IEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     5.3.  IEs Assigned for NetFlow v9 Compatibility . . . . . . . .  11
   6.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
   Appendix A.  XML Specification of IPFIX Information Elements  . .  15

1.  Introduction

   Section 4 of [RFC7012] defines the IPFIX Information Elements (IEs)
   in the range of 1-127 to be compatible with the NetFlow version 9
   fields, as specified in "Cisco Systems NetFlow Services Export
   Version 9" [RFC3954].  As [RFC3954] was published in 2004, it does
   not contain all NetFlow version 9 field types in the range of 1-127.
   The question was asked whether IPFIX Devices should exclusively
   report the IANA IPFIX IEs [IANA-IPFIX].  In other words, when
   upgrading from a NetFlow Metering Process to an IPFIX Metering
   Process, should the IPFIX Devices stop reporting IEs specific to
   NetFlow version 9 that were not registered in IANA [IANA-IPFIX]?

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   This document is intended to fill the gap in this IE range.  It
   describes some additional IPFIX Information Elements in the range of
   1-127, which is the range compatible with field types used by NetFlow
   version 9 in [RFC3954], as specified in the IPFIX Information Model
   [RFC7012].  With this, IPFIX implementations could export all the
   Information Elements specified in IANA [IANA-IPFIX], regardless of
   the range.

   This document follows the rules in "Guidelines for Authors and
   Reviewers of IP Flow Export (IPFIX) Information Elements" [RFC7013].
   This document does not extend [RFC3954].  The IPFIX Protocol
   [RFC7011] has its own Information Model ([RFC7012] and IANA
   [IANA-IPFIX]), which is extensible upon application to IANA, subject
   to expert review by IE-DOCTORS [RFC7013].  This document extends the
   IPFIX Information Model.

2.  Terminology

   IPFIX-specific terminology used in this document is defined in
   Section 2 of [RFC7011].  As in [RFC7011], these IPFIX-specific terms
   have the first letter of a word capitalized when used in this
   document.

3.  Information Elements Overview

   The following Information Elements are discussed in the sections
   below:

     +----+-----------------------+-----+---------------------------+
     | ID | Name                  |  ID | Name                      |
     +----+-----------------------+-----+---------------------------+
     | 34 | samplingInterval      |  84 | samplerName               |
     | 35 | samplingAlgorithm     |  87 | flagsAndSamplerId         |
     | 38 | engineType            |  89 | forwardingStatus          |
     | 39 | engineId              |  92 | srcTrafficIndex           |
     | 43 | ipv4RouterSc          |  93 | dstTrafficIndex           |
     | 48 | samplerId             | 100 | className                 |
     | 49 | samplerMode           | 102 | layer2packetSectionOffset |
     | 50 | samplerRandomInterval | 103 | layer2packetSectionSize   |
     | 51 | classId               | 104 | layer2packetSectionData   |
     +----+-----------------------+-----+---------------------------+

                                  Table 1

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4.  Information Elements

4.1.  samplingInterval

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 305 samplingPacketInterval.  When using
      sampled NetFlow, the rate at which packets are sampled -- e.g., a
      value of 100 indicates that one of every 100 packets is sampled.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned32

   ElementId:  34

   Semantics:  quantity

   Status:  deprecated

   Units:  packets

4.2.  samplingAlgorithm

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 304 selectorAlgorithm.  The type of
      algorithm used for sampled NetFlow:

         1 - Deterministic Sampling,

         2 - Random Sampling.

      The values are not compatible with the selectorAlgorithm IE, where
      "Deterministic" has been replaced by "Systematic count-based" (1)
      or "Systematic time-based" (2), and "Random" is (3).  Conversion
      is required; see "Packet Sampling (PSAMP) Parameters"
      [IANA-PSAMP].

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned8

   ElementId:  35

   Semantics:  identifier

   Status:  deprecated

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4.3.  engineType

   Description:
      Type of flow switching engine in a router/switch:

         RP = 0,

         VIP/Line card = 1,

         PFC/DFC = 2.

      Reserved for internal use on the Collector.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned8

   ElementId:  38

   Semantics:  identifier

   Status:  deprecated

4.4.  engineId

   Description:
      Versatile Interface Processor (VIP) or line card slot number of
      the flow switching engine in a router/switch.  Reserved for
      internal use on the Collector.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned8

   ElementId:  39

   Semantics:  identifier

   Status:  deprecated

4.5.  ipv4RouterSc

   Description:
      This is a platform-specific field for the Catalyst 5000/Catalyst
      6000 family.  It is used to store the address of a router that is
      being shortcut when performing MultiLayer Switching.

   Abstract Data Type:  ipv4Address

   ElementId:  43

   Semantics:  default

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   Status:  deprecated

   Reference:
      [CCO-MLS] describes MultiLayer Switching.

4.6.  samplerId

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 302 selectorId.  The unique identifier
      associated with samplerName.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned8

   ElementId:  48

   Semantics:  identifier

   Status:  deprecated

4.7.  samplerMode

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 304 selectorAlgorithm.  The values are not
      compatible: selectorAlgorithm=3 is random sampling.  The type of
      algorithm used for sampling data: 1 - Deterministic, 2 - Random
      Sampling.  Use with samplerRandomInterval.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned8

   ElementId:  49

   Semantics:  identifier

   Status:  deprecated

4.8.  samplerRandomInterval

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 305 samplingPacketInterval.  Packet
      interval at which to sample -- in case of random sampling.  Used
      in connection with the samplerMode 0x02 (random sampling) value.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned32

   ElementId:  50

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   Semantics:  quantity

   Status:  deprecated

4.9.  classId

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 302 selectorId.  Characterizes the traffic
      class, i.e., QoS treatment.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned8

   ElementId:  51

   Semantics:  identifier

   Status:  deprecated

4.10.  samplerName

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 335 selectorName.  Name of the flow
      sampler.

   Abstract Data Type:  string

   ElementId:  84

   Status:  deprecated

4.11.  flagsAndSamplerId

   Description:
      Flow flags and the value of the sampler ID (samplerId) combined in
      one bitmapped field.  Reserved for internal use on the Collector.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned32

   ElementId:  87

   Semantics:  identifier

   Status:  deprecated

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4.12.  forwardingStatus

   Description:
      This Information Element describes the forwarding status of the
      flow and any attached reasons.  The reduced-size encoding rules as
      per [RFC7011] apply.

      The basic encoding is 8 bits.  The future extensions
      could add one or three bytes.  The layout of the basic
      encoding is as follows:

         MSB -   0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   - LSB
               +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
               | Status|  Reason code or flags |
               +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

      Status:

      00b = Unknown
      01b = Forwarded
      10b = Dropped
      11b = Consumed

      Reason Code (status = 01b, Forwarded)

      01 000000b = 64 = Unknown
      01 000001b = 65 = Fragmented
      01 000010b = 66 = Not Fragmented

      Reason Code (status = 10b, Dropped)

      10 000000b = 128 = Unknown
      10 000001b = 129 = ACL deny
      10 000010b = 130 = ACL drop
      10 000011b = 131 = Unroutable
      10 000100b = 132 = Adjacency
      10 000101b = 133 = Fragmentation and DF set
      10 000110b = 134 = Bad header checksum
      10 000111b = 135 = Bad total Length
      10 001000b = 136 = Bad header length
      10 001001b = 137 = bad TTL
      10 001010b = 138 = Policer
      10 001011b = 139 = WRED
      10 001100b = 140 = RPF
      10 001101b = 141 = For us
      10 001110b = 142 = Bad output interface
      10 001111b = 143 = Hardware

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      Reason Code (status = 11b, Consumed)

      11 000000b = 192 = Unknown
      11 000001b = 193 = Punt Adjacency
      11 000010b = 194 = Incomplete Adjacency
      11 000011b = 195 = For us

      Examples:

        value : 0x40 = 64
        binary: 01000000
        decode: 01        -> Forward
                  000000  -> No further information

        value : 0x89 = 137
        binary: 10001001
        decode: 10        -> Drop
                  001001  -> Fragmentation and DF set

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned32

   ElementId:  89

   Semantics:  identifier

   Status:  current

   Reference:
      See "NetFlow Version 9 Flow-Record Format" [CCO-NF9FMT].

4.13.  srcTrafficIndex

   Description:
      BGP Policy Accounting Source Traffic Index.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned32

   ElementId:  92

   Semantics:  identifier

   Status:  current

   Reference:
      BGP policy accounting as described in [CCO-BGPPOL].

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4.14.  dstTrafficIndex

   Description:
      BGP Policy Accounting Destination Traffic Index.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned32

   ElementId:  93

   Semantics:  identifier

   Status:  current

   Reference:
      BGP policy accounting as described in [CCO-BGPPOL].

4.15.  className

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 335 selectorName.  Traffic Class Name,
      associated with the classId Information Element.

   Abstract Data Type:  string

   ElementId:  100

   Status:  deprecated

4.16.  layer2packetSectionOffset

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 409 sectionOffset.  Layer 2 packet section
      offset.  Potentially a generic packet section offset.

   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned16

   ElementId:  102

   Semantics:  quantity

   Status:  deprecated

4.17.  layer2packetSectionSize

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 312 dataLinkFrameSize.  Layer 2 packet
      section size.  Potentially a generic packet section size.

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   Abstract Data Type:  unsigned16

   ElementId:  103

   Semantics:  quantity

   Status:  deprecated

4.18.  layer2packetSectionData

   Description:
      Deprecated in favor of 315 dataLinkFrameSection.  Layer 2 packet
      section data.

   Abstract Data Type:  octetArray

   ElementId:  104

   Status:  deprecated

5.  Other Information Elements

5.1.  Performance Metrics IEs

   ElementId: 65 .. 69

   Performance metrics will need a consolidation in the industry, based
   on [RFC6390].  Once this consolidation happens, via a separate
   document the IEs 65-69 will either be assigned in the IANA registry
   or their status will be deprecated.

5.2.  Application Information IEs

   ElementId: 94 .. 96

   ElementId: 101

   Please refer to [RFC6759].

5.3.  IEs Assigned for NetFlow v9 Compatibility

   ElementId: 105..127

   These element IDs are not covered by this document and are left "as
   is", i.e., for NetFlow v9 compatibility.

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6.  IANA Considerations

   This document specifies several new IPFIX Information Elements in
   IANA's "IPFIX Information Elements" registry [IANA-IPFIX] as
   summarized in Section 3 and detailed in Section 4 above.  The
   following Information Elements have been assigned:

   o  IE Number 34 for the samplingInterval IE

   o  IE Number 35 for the samplingAlgorithm IE

   o  IE Number 38 for the engineType IE

   o  IE Number 39 for the engineId IE

   o  IE Number 43 for the ipv4RouterSc IE

   o  IE Number 48 for the samplerId IE

   o  IE Number 49 for the samplerMode IE

   o  IE Number 50 for the samplerRandomInterval IE

   o  IE Number 51 for the classId IE

   o  IE Number 84 for the samplerName IE

   o  IE Number 87 for the flagsAndSamplerId IE

   o  IE Number 89 for the forwardingStatus IE

   o  IE Number 92 for the srcTrafficIndex IE

   o  IE Number 93 for the dstTrafficIndex IE

   o  IE Number 100 for the className IE

   o  IE Number 102 for the layer2packetSectionOffset IE

   o  IE Number 103 for the layer2packetSectionSize IE

   o  IE Number 104 for the layer2packetSectionData IE

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7.  Security Considerations

   This document specifies the definitions of several Information
   Elements and does not alter the security considerations of the base
   protocol.  Please refer to the security considerations sections of
   [RFC3954] and [RFC7012].

8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [RFC7011]  Claise, B., Trammell, B., and P. Aitken, "Specification of
              the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Protocol for the
              Exchange of Flow Information", STD 77, RFC 7011, September
              2013.

8.2.  Informative References

   [CCO-BGPPOL]
              Cisco, "BGP Policy Accounting and BGP Policy Accounting
              Output Interface Accounting Features", December 2005,
              <http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/
              technologies_tech_note09186a0080094e88.shtml>.

   [CCO-MLS]  Cisco, "IP MultiLayer Switching Sample Configuration",
              November 2007,
              <http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/
              products_configuration_example09186a00800ab513.shtml>.

   [CCO-NF9FMT]
              Cisco, "NetFlow Version 9 Flow-Record Format", May 2011,
              <http://www.cisco.com/en/US/technologies/tk648/tk362/
              technologies_white_paper09186a00800a3db9.html>.

   [IANA-IPFIX]
              IANA, "IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Entities",
              <http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipfix/>.

   [IANA-PSAMP]
              IANA, "Packet Sampling (PSAMP) Parameters",
              <http://www.iana.org/assignments/psamp-parameters/>.

   [RFC3954]  Claise, B., "Cisco Systems NetFlow Services Export Version
              9", RFC 3954, October 2004.

   [RFC6390]  Clark, A. and B. Claise, "Guidelines for Considering New
              Performance Metric Development", BCP 170, RFC 6390,
              October 2011.

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   [RFC6759]  Claise, B., Aitken, P., and N. Ben-Dvora, "Cisco Systems
              Export of Application Information in IP Flow Information
              Export (IPFIX)", RFC 6759, November 2012.

   [RFC7012]  Claise, B. and B. Trammell, "Information Model for IP Flow
              Information Export (IPFIX)", RFC 7012, September 2013.

   [RFC7013]  Trammell, B. and B. Claise, "Guidelines for Authors and
              Reviewers of IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)
              Information Elements", BCP 184, RFC 7013, September 2013.

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Appendix A.  XML Specification of IPFIX Information Elements

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

   <fieldDefinitions xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:ipfix-info"
                 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
                 xsi:schemaLocation="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:ipfix-info
                 ipfix-info.xsd">

     <field name="samplingInterval" dataType="unsigned32"
              group=""
              dataTypeSemantics="quantity"
              elementId="34" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Deprecated in favor of 305 samplingPacketInterval.  When using
        sampled NetFlow, the rate at which packets are sampled --
        e.g., a value of 100 indicates that one of every 100 packets
        is sampled.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="samplingAlgorithm" dataType="unsigned8"
              group=""
              dataTypeSemantics="identifier"
              elementId="35" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Deprecated in favor of 304 selectorAlgorithm.  The type of
        algorithm used for sampled NetFlow: 1 - Deterministic Sampling,
        2 - Random Sampling.  The values are not compatible with the
        selectorAlgorithm IE, where "Deterministic" has been replaced
        by "Systematic count-based" (1) or "Systematic time-based" (2),
        and "Random" is (3).  Conversion is required; see
        [IANA-PSAMP] PSAMP parameters.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="engineType" dataType="unsigned8"
              group=""
              dataTypeSemantics="identifier"
              elementId="38" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Type of flow switching engine in a router/switch: RP = 0,
        VIP/Line card = 1, PFC/DFC = 2.  Reserved for internal use on
        the Collector.
        </paragraph>

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       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="engineId" dataType="unsigned8"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="identifier"
             elementId="39" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Versatile Interface Processor (VIP) or line card slot number of
        the flow switching engine in a router/switch.  Reserved for
        internal use on the Collector.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="ipv4RouterSc" dataType="ipv4Address"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="default"
             elementId="43" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        This is a platform-specific field for the Catalyst 5000/Catalyst
        6000 family.  It is used to store the address of a router that
        is being shortcut when performing MultiLayer Switching.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
       <reference>
        http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/
        products_configuration_example09186a00800ab513.shtml
        describes MultiLayer Switching.
       </reference>
     </field>
     <field name="samplerId" dataType="unsigned8"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="identifier"
             elementId="48" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Deprecated in favor of 302 selectorId.  The unique identifier
        associated with samplerName.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="samplerMode" dataType="unsigned8"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="identifier"
             elementId="49" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>

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        Deprecated in favor of 304 selectorAlgorithm.  The values are
        not compatible: selectorAlgorithm=3 is random sampling.  The
        type of algorithm used for sampled NetFlow: 1 - Deterministic
        Sampling, 2 - Random Sampling.  Use with samplerRandomInterval.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="samplerRandomInterval" dataType="unsigned32"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="quantity"
             elementId="50" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Deprecated in favor of 305 samplingPacketInterval.  Packet
        interval at which to sample -- in case of random sampling.  Used
        in connection with the samplerMode 0x02 (random sampling) value.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="classId" dataType="unsigned8"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="identifier"
             elementId="51" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Deprecated in favor of 302 selectorId.  Characterizes the
        traffic class, i.e., QoS treatment.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="samplerName" dataType="string"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics=""
             elementId="84" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Deprecated in favor of 335 selectorName.  Name of the flow
        sampler.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="flagsAndSamplerId" dataType="unsigned32"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="identifier"
             elementId="87" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Flow flags and the value of the sampler ID (samplerId) combined

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        in one bitmapped field.  Reserved for internal use on the
        Collector.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="forwardingStatus" dataType="unsigned32"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="identifier"
             elementId="89" applicability="flow" status="current">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        This Information Element describes the forwarding status of the
        flow and any attached reasons.  The reduced-size encoding rules
        as per [RFC7011] apply.
        </paragraph>
        <artwork>
           The basic encoding is 8 bits.  The future extensions
           could add one or three bytes.  The layout of the basic
           encoding is as follows:

             MSB -   0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   - LSB
                 +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
                 | Status|  Reason code or flags |
                 +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
           Status:

           00b = Unknown
           01b = Forwarded
           10b = Dropped
           11b = Consumed

           Reason Code (status = 01b, Forwarded)

           01 000000b = 64 = Unknown
           01 000001b = 65 = Fragmented
           01 000010b = 66 = Not Fragmented

           Reason Code (status = 10b, Dropped)

           10 000000b = 128 = Unknown
           10 000001b = 129 = ACL deny
           10 000010b = 130 = ACL drop
           10 000011b = 131 = Unroutable
           10 000100b = 132 = Adjacency
           10 000101b = 133 = Fragmentation and DF set
           10 000110b = 134 = Bad header checksum
           10 000111b = 135 = Bad total Length
           10 001000b = 136 = Bad header length

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           10 001001b = 137 = bad TTL
           10 001010b = 138 = Policer
           10 001011b = 139 = WRED
           10 001100b = 140 = RPF
           10 001101b = 141 = For us
           10 001110b = 142 = Bad output interface
           10 001111b = 143 = Hardware

           Reason Code (status = 11b, Consumed)

           11 000000b = 192 = Unknown
           11 000001b = 193 = Punt Adjacency
           11 000010b = 194 = Incomplete Adjacency
           11 000011b = 195 = For us

           Examples:

             value : 0x40 = 64
             binary: 01000000
             decode: 01     -> Forward
                   000000  -> No further information

             value : 0x89 = 137
             binary: 10001001
             decode: 10     -> Drop
                   001001  -> Fragmentation and DF set
        </artwork>
       </description>
       <reference>
        See http://www.cisco.com/en/US/technologies/tk648/tk362/
        technologies_white_paper09186a00800a3db9.html -
        NetFlow Version 9 Flow-Record Format.
       </reference>
     </field>
     <field name="srcTrafficIndex" dataType="unsigned32"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="identifier"
             elementId="92" applicability="flow" status="current">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        BGP Policy Accounting Source Traffic Index.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
       <reference>
        BGP policy accounting as described in
        http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/
        technologies_tech_note09186a0080094e88.shtml
       </reference>

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     </field>
     <field name="dstTrafficIndex" dataType="unsigned32"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="identifier"
             elementId="93" applicability="flow" status="current">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        BGP Policy Accounting Destination Traffic Index.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
       <reference>
        BGP policy accounting as described in
        http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/
        technologies_tech_note09186a0080094e88.shtml
       </reference>
     </field>
     <field name="className" dataType="string"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics=""
             elementId="100" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Deprecated in favor of 335 selectorName.  Traffic Class Name,
        associated with the classId Information Element.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="layer2packetSectionOffset" dataType="unsigned16"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="quantity"
             elementId="102" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Deprecated in favor of 409 sectionOffset.
        Layer 2 packet section offset.  Potentially a generic packet
        section offset.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="layer2packetSectionSize" dataType="unsigned16"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics="quantity"
             elementId="103" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Deprecated in favor of 312 dataLinkFrameSize.
        Layer 2 packet section size.  Potentially a generic packet
        section size.

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        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
     <field name="layer2packetSectionData" dataType="octetArray"
             group=""
             dataTypeSemantics=""
             elementId="104" applicability="flow" status="deprecated">
       <description>
        <paragraph>
        Deprecated in favor of 315 dataLinkFrameSection.
        Layer 2 packet section data.
        </paragraph>
       </description>
     </field>
   </fieldDefinitions>

Authors' Addresses

   Andrew Yourtchenko
   Cisco Systems, Inc.
   De Kleetlaan, 7
   Brussels, Diegem  B-1831
   Belgium

   Phone: +32 2 704 5494
   EMail: ayourtch@cisco.com

   Paul Aitken
   Cisco Systems, Inc.
   96 Commercial Quay
   Edinburgh  EH6 6LX
   Scotland

   Phone: +44 131 561 3616
   EMail: paitken@cisco.com

   Benoit Claise
   Cisco Systems, Inc.
   De Kleetlaan, 6a b1
   Diegem  B-1831
   Belgium

   Phone: +32 2 704 5622
   EMail: bclaise@cisco.com

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