Re: [sFlow] packet sampling point

2009-10-21 Thread sujay gupta
pta >> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:05 AM >> To: peter.ph...@inmon.com >> Cc: sflow@sflow.org >> Subject: Re: [sFlow] packet sampling point >> >> Thanks Peter, >> >> In a practical switch the filtering stage would be possibly the >> packet-fi

RE: [sFlow] packet sampling point

2009-10-21 Thread Peter Phaal
; Subject: Re: [sFlow] packet sampling point > > Thanks Peter, > > In a practical switch the filtering stage would be possibly the > packet-filters etc. > and if it passes through it goes for routing/switching, where the > sampler may choose > to send it for measurement.

Re: [sFlow] packet sampling point

2009-10-21 Thread sujay gupta
2. Terminology and Architecture. > > Peter > >> -Original Message- >> From: owner-sf...@sflow.org [mailto:owner-sf...@sflow.org] On Behalf Of >> sujay gupta >> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:34 AM >> To: sflow@sflow.org >> Subject: [sFlow] packet s

RE: [sFlow] packet sampling point

2009-10-21 Thread Peter Phaal
of Packet Flow and Packet Flow Sampling in section 2. Terminology and Architecture. Peter > -Original Message- > From: owner-sf...@sflow.org [mailto:owner-sf...@sflow.org] On Behalf Of > sujay gupta > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:34 AM > To: sflow@sflow.org > Su

[sFlow] packet sampling point

2009-10-21 Thread sujay gupta
Hi Group, Should sFlow capture packets on the wire or only those packets which the device has to process? For example if the packet, ether mac is not the NIC's it will be dropped before L2 processing( assume no bridging) , but then should sFlow , packet sampling should sample this packet? If it do