Re: [IPFIX] new IPFIX information elements for names

Yes, please.

Two thumbs up for templateName.  As for the others, having a name to 
associate with any ID is a request I hear often.

-Andrew


On 03/08/2013 07:10 AM, Paul Aitken wrote:
> Dear IPFIX experts,
>
> I'd like to propose some new IPFIX Information Elements to export name 
> strings corresponding to existing IE IDs:
>
>     meteringProcessId -> meteringProcessName
>     templateId -> templateName
>     exportingProcessId -> exportingProcessName
>     observationPointId -> observationPointName
>
>
> Our immediate need is only for meteringProcessName, and we've been 
> asked for the templateName to help identify the template's purpose.
>
> Quickly checking other export IDs, "exportingProcessName" and 
> "observationPointName" seem obvious inclusions which could be included 
> in the infomodel if you think they would be useful - though we've no 
> immediate plans / need for these.
>
> I'll send the request to IANA subject to your feedback.
>
> Thanks,
> P.
>
>
> PS of course the ideal way to implement this would be a "name" field 
> attribute, using the EFSF described in the mib-variable-export draft. 
> However, that's a ways away...
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