Re: Request for new LINKTYPE_* code LINKTYPE_AUERSWALD_LOG

[Guy Harris via tcpdump-workers <tcpdump-workers () lists tcpdump org>]

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> From: Guy Harris <gharris () sonic net>
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> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2021 10:37:31 -0800
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> On Feb 3, 2021, at 6:54 AM, developer--- via tcpdump-workers <tcpdump-workers () lists tcpdump org> wrote:
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> > We would like to request a dedicated LINKTYPE_* / DLT_* code.
> > Auerswald is a major German telecommunications equipment manufacturer.
> > We have implemented the option to capture (combined) network traffic and logging information as pcap/pcapng in our 
> > soon to be released new product line.
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> > For development, we so far have used LINKTYPE_USER0 and would like to change this to a proper code before the 
> > commercial release.
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> > We also plan to publicly release the dissector and would like to make sure both can be released with a proper code 
> > from the get go.
> > The dissector we currently use is however only in lua.
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> > Our preferred name would be
> > LINKTYPE_AUERSWALD_LOG
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> > If anyone is interested we can provide further information.
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> Please provide a detailed description of the packet format, sufficient to allow somebody to make a program such as 
> tcpdump, or Wireshark, or anything else that reads pcap or pcapng files.
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