ECS Field Reference
Network
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Network

Fields describing the communication path over which the event happened.

Fields

Field Summary

FieldTypeLevelDescription
network.applicationkeywordExtendedApplication level protocol name.
network.byteslongCoreTotal bytes transferred in both directions.
network.community_idkeywordExtendedA hash of source and destination IPs and ports.
network.directionkeywordCoreDirection of the network traffic.
network.forwarded_ipipCoreHost IP address when the source IP address is the proxy.
network.iana_numberkeywordExtendedIANA Protocol Number.
network.innerobjectExtendedInner VLAN tag information
network.inner.vlan.idkeywordExtendedVLAN ID as reported by the observer.
network.inner.vlan.namekeywordExtendedOptional VLAN name as reported by the observer.
network.namekeywordExtendedName given by operators to sections of their network.
network.packetslongCoreTotal packets transferred in both directions.
network.protocolkeywordCoreApplication protocol name.
network.transportkeywordCoreProtocol Name corresponding to the field iana_number.
network.typekeywordCoreIn the OSI Model this would be the Network Layer. ipv4, ipv6, ipsec, pim, etc
network.vlan.idkeywordExtendedVLAN ID as reported by the observer.
network.vlan.namekeywordExtendedOptional VLAN name as reported by the observer.

Field Details

network.application

Type: keyword

Level: Extended

Description: Application level protocol name.

Example: aim

Indexed: true

network.bytes

Type: long

Level: Core

Description: Total bytes transferred in both directions.

Example: 368

Indexed: true

network.community_id

Type: keyword

Level: Extended

Description: A hash of source and destination IPs and ports.

Example: 1:hO+sN4H+MG5MY/8hIrXPqc4ZQz0=

Indexed: true

network.direction

Type: keyword

Level: Core

Description: Direction of the network traffic.

Example: inbound

Indexed: true

network.forwarded_ip

Type: ip

Level: Core

Description: Host IP address when the source IP address is the proxy.

Example: 192.1.1.2

Indexed: true

network.iana_number

Type: keyword

Level: Extended

Description: IANA Protocol Number.

Example: 6

Indexed: true

network.inner

Type: object

Level: Extended

Description: Inner VLAN tag information

Indexed: true

network.inner.vlan.id

Type: keyword

Level: Extended

Description: VLAN ID as reported by the observer.

Example: 10

Indexed: true

network.inner.vlan.name

Type: keyword

Level: Extended

Description: Optional VLAN name as reported by the observer.

Example: outside

Indexed: true

network.name

Type: keyword

Level: Extended

Description: Name given by operators to sections of their network.

Example: Guest Wifi

Indexed: true

network.packets

Type: long

Level: Core

Description: Total packets transferred in both directions.

Example: 24

Indexed: true

network.protocol

Type: keyword

Level: Core

Description: Application protocol name.

Example: http

Indexed: true

network.transport

Type: keyword

Level: Core

Description: Protocol Name corresponding to the field iana_number.

Example: tcp

Indexed: true

network.type

Type: keyword

Level: Core

Description: In the OSI Model this would be the Network Layer. ipv4, ipv6, ipsec, pim, etc

Example: ipv4

Indexed: true

network.vlan.id

Type: keyword

Level: Extended

Description: VLAN ID as reported by the observer.

Example: 10

Indexed: true

network.vlan.name

Type: keyword

Level: Extended

Description: Optional VLAN name as reported by the observer.

Example: outside

Indexed: true