Re: Request for a new DLT

[Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu>]

Fulko Hew wrote:
> I am formally requesting a new DLT value to support capture traffic
> from my companies

So that'd be SITA:

        http://www.sita.aero/default.htm

> LAN/WAN router/protocol converter device.
>
> Since this device supports WAN protocols, this new DLT will be
> used to provide/indicate that the data stream contains a
> number of WAN port specific pieces of information such as:
>
> - message direction
> - hardware signal line states (RTS, CTS, DCD, etc.)
> - transmit/receive error/status bits.
> - a protocol type indicator (Frame Relay, LAPB, IPARS, UTS, etc.)

So a given capture can have packets in it with multiple different 
protocol types?

> This 5 byte header/control-structure will be prefixed to each captured
> data packet, but will not be considered as part of the 'data packet'
> that will be decoded as part of Wireshark, etc.

So will the format of that header be public, or private?
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