Routing Dimensions

IP/CIDR

The source/destination IP address, either IPv4 or IPv6, of the flow.

string
Native

Src/Dst:
inet_src_addr
inet_dst_addr

Protocol

The number of the protocol. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IP_protocol_numbers

integer
Native

Non-directional:
protocol

Hostname

The host name returned from a DNS lookup of an IP address in a flow record from a kproxy agent.

string
Native

Src/Dst:
kt_src_dns_hostname
kt_dst_dns_hostname

Protocol Name

The name of the protocol followed by the corresponding protocol number in parentheses, e.g. TCP (6). In SQL, supports case-insensitive equality and IN matching.

string
Virtual

Non-directional:
i_protocol_name

Port Number

Layer 4 source/destination port (e.g. 80, 443).

Note: If Protocol is ICMP, this value equals the result of this formula: (ICMP Type * 256) + ICMP code.

integer
Virtual

Src/Dst:
l4_src_port
l4_dst_port

INET Family

The address family of the flow, either 4 (IPv4) or 6 (IPv6).

integer
Native

Non-directional:
inet_family

DSCP

A DSCP (differentiated services code point) value from the DS field in a packet's IP header, which classifies the packet's contents to enable differentiated QoS.

integer
Native

Non-directional:
dscp

TOS/Diffserv

An 8-bit value, typically made up of a six-bit Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) field and a two-bit Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) field.

integer
Native

Non-directional:
tos

Route Prefix

The BGP table prefix, either IPv4 or IPv6, that contains the source/destination IP of the flow.

string
Native

Src/Dst:
inet_src_route_prefix
inet_dst_route_prefix

Route LEN

The BGP prefix length for the source/destination IP of the flow.

integer
Native

Src/Dst:
src_route_length
dst_route_length

AS Number

The origin ASN associated with the source/destination IP of the flow.

bigint
Native

Src/Dst:
src_as
dst_as

AS Name

The name associated with AS Number.

string
Virtual

Src/Dst:
i_src_as_name
i_dst_as_name

AS Group

A label assigned to a collection of ASes (see About AS Groups).

string

Virtual

Src/Dst:
kt_src_as_group
kt_dst_as_group

Next Hop IP/CIDR

The BGP next-hop IP address, either IPv4 or IPv6, for the source/destination IP of the flow (see About BGP).

string
Native

Src/Dst:
inet_src_next_hop
inet_dst_next_hop

Next Hop AS Number

The ASN in the first position of the AS_PATH for the source IP of the flow (see About BGP).

integer
Native

Src/Dst:
src_nexthop_as
dst_nexthop_as

Next Hop AS Name

Name of Next Hop AS Number

string
Virtual

Src/Dst:
i_src_nexthop_as_name
i_dst_nexthop_as_name

2nd Hop AS Number

The ASN in the second position of the AS_PATH for the source/destination IP of the flow (see About BGP).

integer
Native

Src/Dst:
src_second_asn
dst_second_asn

2nd Hop AS Name

Name of 2nd Hop AS Number.

string
Virtual

Src/Dst:
i_src_second_asn_name
i_dst_second_asn_name

3rd Hop AS Number

The ASN in the third position of the AS_PATH for the source/destination IP of the flow (see About BGP).

integer
Native

Src/Dst:
src_third_asn
dst_third_asn

3rd Hop AS Name

Name of 3rd Hop AS Number.

string
Virtual

Src/Dst:
i_src_third_asn_name
i_dst_third_asn_name

AS Path

The BGP ASPATH for the flow’s source/destination IP (see About BGP).

string
Native

Src/Dst:
src_bgp_aspath
dst_bgp_aspath

BGP Community

The set of BGP communities associated with the flow’s source/destination IP (see About BGP).

string
Native

Src/Dst:
src_bgp_community
dst_bgp_community

RPKI Validation Status

The RPKI (Resource Public Key Infrastructure; see https://rpki.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) status of a prefix in a BGP-advertised route, which indicates whether the route would be used or dropped if the router were configured to enforce strict route validation.

string
Virtual

Dst:
i_dst_rpki_name

RPKI Quick Status

Provides a simplified view of RPKI status, enabling easier determination of the action to take on the prefix.

string
Virtual

Dst:
i_dst_rpki_min_name

VRF Name

The locally significant name of the VRF via which this flow was routed (input or output).

Note: VRF names may vary in different contexts.

string
Virtual

Src/Dst:
i_input_vrf
i_output_vrf

VRF Route Distinguisher

Uniquely identifies the VRF via which this flow was routed (input or output).

string
Virtual

Src/Dst:
i_input_vrf_rd
i_output_vrf_rd

VRF Route Target

Uniquely identifies a shared route (used by multiple VRFs) via which this flow was routed (input or output).

string
Virtual

Src/Dst:
i_input_vrf_rt
i_output_vrf_rt

VRF Extended Route Distinguisher

An encoding of the VRF route distinguisher (for Kentik internal use only).

integer
Native

Src/Dst:
input_vrf
output_vrf