Re: introduction of a new protocol

[Maria Cruz <cruz_petagay () bah com>]

Guy Harris <guy <at> alum.mit.edu> writes:

> I.e., you'll be capturing at the line between "MAC Common Part Sublayer" 
> and "Security Sublayer" (where there's no SAP, but that doesn't mean you 
> can't capture there), and the packet data in the capture will have each 
> packet start with a "Generic MAC header" as per figure 18?
Yes the packet data with a "Generic MAC header" is what i want to capture.
......
> Given all that, I'd be inclined to call the DLT_ value for capturing at 
> the MAC Common Part Sublayer be DLT_IEEE802_16_MAC_CPS, to indicate at 
> what layer the capture is done.
>
> Does that make sense?
DLT_IEEE802_16_MAC_CPS is fine.  Thanks.  Will you also assign a value?
thanks! maria cruz





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