Re: [tcpdump-workers] DLT for Radiotap+WiMAX?

2007-05-03 Thread Charles Clancy
David Young wrote: I need a metadata header for WiMAX common-part sublayer. I see that 802.16 CPS has a DLT already allocated, which is a good start. ... 1. Allocate another DLT specifically for Radiotap+WiMAX I think #1 is reasonable. That is the way 802.11 works. That is, the DLT influenc

Re: [tcpdump-workers] DLT for Radiotap+WiMAX?

2007-05-03 Thread David Young
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 02:20:42PM -0400, Charles Clancy wrote: > I need a metadata header for WiMAX common-part sublayer. I see that > 802.16 CPS has a DLT already allocated, which is a good start. > > It seemed logical to extend the Radiotap header with some WiMAX-specific > fields, and reuse m

Re: [tcpdump-workers] DLT for Radiotap+WiMAX?

2007-05-03 Thread Guy Harris
Charles Clancy wrote: 1. Allocate another DLT specifically for Radiotap+WiMAX 2. Extend the Radiotap header to indicate what protocol it's encapsulating 3. Don't use Radiotap, and develop something else What's the group's thoughts on these options, and which would be most preferred? #1 seems

[tcpdump-workers] DLT for Radiotap+WiMAX?

2007-05-03 Thread Charles Clancy
I need a metadata header for WiMAX common-part sublayer. I see that 802.16 CPS has a DLT already allocated, which is a good start. It seemed logical to extend the Radiotap header with some WiMAX-specific fields, and reuse much of the existing infrastructure, however the Radiotap header has no way