Events: MAC IEEE 802.3

	Event Structure	What is an Ethernet/802.3 event ?...
	MAC decoding	by using Clarinet Event-Editor with a filter ...
	Protocol stack	Which protocol specifications to be defined in the current filter ?...
	Standards	IEEE 802.3
	Options	Changing the display conditions in the current filter ?...

Clarinet Event-Editor: MAC decoding

	Event information	Date	Date of the event (end of Ethernet/802.3 frame) in the format: hh:mm:ss/xxx.y
		N	The interface number which identifies the Clarinet-interface connected to the host.
		Dx	The decoding level as specified in the filter (protocol stack).
	Protocol fields	MAC	(Address)    [nnnn] Infotype
	Data field	Field of the conveyed data, displayed if no upper layer of protocol has to be decoded. The display mode can be Hexa, Ascii or Ebcdic as specified in the filter.

MAC Protocol fields

	(Address)	Address items are displayed according to the display mode selected in the filter : HH-HH-HH-HH-HH-HH in Identified mode or designation-HH-HH-HH in Detailed mode (H as an hexadecimal value) :
	D:HH-HH-HH-HH-HH-HH	Destination address in full hexadecimal form.
	S:HH-HH-HH-HH-HH-HH	Source address in full hexadecimal form.
	designation	Referenced character string relating the 3 first address bytes.
	[nnnn]	The number of octets of conveyed data.
	Infotype	in the format Type/Length:xxxx (designation) :
	xxxx	Ethernet type or length value in hexadecimal.
	designation	Designation relating the protocol used within the conveyed data.

Protocol stack applied

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updated:  27-Feb-04