Exporting management information base data using IPFIX
US7788371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0226
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a networking device includes logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to cause performing receiving a command to collect a unique object identifier that represents a unique management information base (MIB) object; retrieving, in response to receiving the command, a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) MIB variable or table that corresponds to the MIB object; creating an Internet Protocol Flow Information Export (IPFIX) template data structure that includes the object identifier; in which the object identifier is encoded in the IPFIX template data structure as a string that has a variable length; and exporting the encoded object identifier with the variable length string.
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