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Monitoring-Client Streaming Event

This section provides information on the Clients based streaming events within Monitoring topic.

Protocol Buffer messages for Clients in Monitoring Topic

message ClientStats 
{
 optional string device_id = 1;    
 optional MacAddress macaddr = 2; 
 optional uint32 timestamp = 3; // Mandatory.  
 optional uint64 tx_bytes = 4; // Mandatory.          
 optional uint64 rx_bytes = 5; // Mandatory           
 optional uint32 rx_retries = 6; // Mandatory         
 optional uint32 tx_retries = 7; // Mandatory         
 optional uint32 speed = 8;
 optional uint32 signal_in_db = 9;
 optional uint32 snr = 10;
}
message WiredClient 
{
 optional Action action = 1 [default = UPDATE]; // Mandatory   
 optional MacAddress macaddr = 2; // Mandatory      
 optional string name = 3; // Mandatory   
 optional IpAddress ip_address = 4;     
 optional string username = 5;        
 optional string associated_device = 6; // Mandatory  
 optional MacAddress interface_mac = 7;   
 optional string user_role = 8; 
 optional uint32 vlan = 9;   
 optional AuthType auth_type = 10;
}
message WirelessClient
{
 optional Action action = 1 [default = UPDATE]; // Mandatory  
 optional MacAddress macaddr = 2; // Mandatory    
 optional string name = 3; // Mandatory    
 optional IpAddress ip_address = 4;    
 optional string username = 5;     
 optional string associated_device = 6;    
 optional MacAddress radio_mac = 7; // Mandatory 
 optional bytes network = 8;    
 optional string user_role = 9;   
 optional string manufacturer = 10; // Mandatory  
 optional string os_type = 11;  o
 optional string connection = 12;  
 optional uint32 maxspeed = 13;  
 optional uint32 vlan = 14;   
}

Parameters Descriptions

The following table lists the field, type, rule, and descriptions of the above mentioned protobuf messages

Field

Type

Description

device_id

String

Indicates the associated device serial number.

macaddr

MacAddress

Indicates the client Mac address.

timestamp

uint32

Indicates the time of occurrence.

tx_bytes

uint64

Displays the number of bytes transmitted.

rx_bytes

uint64

Displays the number of bytes received.

rx_retries

uint32

Indicates the Rx retries.

tx_retries

uint32

Indicates the Tx retries.

speed

uint32

Indicates the speed.

signal_in_db

uint32

Indicates the signal in decibel.

snr

uint32

Indicates the snr value.

action

Action

Indicates the action and can have one of the following:

  • ADD
  • UPDATE
  • DELETE
namestringIndicates the client hostname.
ip_addressIpAddressIndicates the client IP address.
usernamestringIndicates the client username.
associated_devicestringIndicates the associated device serial number.
interface_macMacAddressIndicates the user role.
vlanuint32Indicates the associated VLAN.
auth_typeAuthTypeIndicates the type of authentication.
radio_macMacAddressIndicates the radio Mac address.
networkbytesIndicates the network ESSID name.
manufacturerstringIndicates the client manufacturer information.
os_typestringIndicates the client OS information.
connectionstringIndicates the connection protocol.
maxspeeduint32Indicates the maximum speed.

Examples for Clients based Streaming Events within Monitoring Topic

device_id: "DZ0001581"
macaddr {
addr: "\360\030\230\362\327\216"
}
timestamp: 1601899200
tx_bytes: 20072
rx_bytes: 48670
rx_retries: 0
tx_retries: 0
action: DELETE
macaddr {
addr: "\360\030\230\362\327\216"
}
name: "arubas-Mini-2"
ip_address {
af: ADDR_FAMILY_INET
addr: "\254\037b\271"
}
username: "arubas-Mini-2"
associated_device: "DZ0001581"
user_role: "wired-SetMeUp"
vlan: 3333
auth_type: NONE
action: UPDATE
macaddr {
addr: "\000\017i\214p\000"
}
name: "ARUBASIMCLIENT"
ip_address {
af: ADDR_FAMILY_INET
addr: "\335\'\355\023"
}
username: "ARUBASIMCLIENT"
associated_device: "EFFV000002"
radio_mac {
addr: "\350\022-F\020\000"
}
network: "wlan-00001"
user_role: "wireless"
manufacturer: "SEW Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KG"
os_type: "Unclassified Device"
connection: "802.11GN"
maxspeed: 288
vlan: 598