parsing sflow question (sflowtool.c vs spec)

Hi,

    I am writing a Java based parser for sFlows. I am having a problem
    resolving what sflowtool.c does and what the SFLOW-DATAGRAM5.txt
    shows.

    1. When sflowtool.c reads in a sample datagram, it does

        ...
       sample->sequenceNo = getData32(sample);
       sample->sysUpTime = getData32(sample);
       samplesInPacket = getData32(sample);

       Where samplesInPacket is even described in SFLOW-DATAGRAM5.txt. ?

     2. When sflowtool.c dispatchs on the sample type ...

       switch(sample->sampleType) {
       case SFLFLOW_SAMPLE: readFlowSample(sample, NO); break;
       case SFLCOUNTERS_SAMPLE: readCountersSample(sample, NO); break;
       case SFLFLOW_SAMPLE_EXPANDED: readFlowSample(sample, YES); break;
       case SFLCOUNTERS_SAMPLE_EXPANDED: readCountersSample(sample, YES); break;

         Each of those functions first does a read to get the sample length:

          sampleLength = getData32(sample);
          sample->samplesGenerated = getData32(sample);

        Where is sampleLength described in SFLOW-DATAGRAM5.txt ?
         

      I must not be reading something properly.. Thanks to anyone
      who can set me straight.

      thanks

      mike

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Mike Haberman
Senior Network Research Engineer
NCSA
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