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--- a/lib/ipfix.c
+++ b/lib/ipfix.c
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ $$LIC$$
 #ifdef SCTPSUPPORT
 #include <netinet/sctp.h>
 #endif
+#ifndef NOTHREADS
+#include <pthread.h>
+#endif
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 
@@ -123,6 +126,18 @@ static uint16_t           g_lasttid;    
 static ipfix_datarecord_t g_data = { NULL, NULL, 0 }; /* ipfix_export */
 
 static ipfix_field_t      *g_ipfix_fields;
+#ifndef NOTHREADS
+static pthread_mutex_t    g_mutex;
+#define mod_lock()        { \
+                            if ( pthread_mutex_lock( &g_mutex ) !=0 ) \
+                                mlogf( 0, "[ipfix] mutex_lock() failed: %s\n", \
+                                       strerror( errno ) ); \
+                          }
+#define mod_unlock()      {  pthread_mutex_unlock( &g_mutex ); }
+#else
+#define mod_lock()
+#define mod_unlock()
+#endif
 
 /*----- prototypes -------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -133,6 +148,7 @@ int  _ipfix_send_message( ipfix_t *ifh, 
                           ipfix_message_t *message );
 int  _ipfix_write_msghdr( ipfix_t *ifh, ipfix_message_t *msg, iobuf_t *buf );
 void _ipfix_disconnect( ipfix_collector_t *col );
+int  _ipfix_export_flush( ipfix_t *ifh );
 
 
 /* name      : do_writeselect
@@ -576,16 +592,18 @@ int ipfix_decode_float( void *in, void *
 
 int ipfix_snprint_float( char *str, size_t size, void *data, size_t len )
 {
-    float tmp32;
-    double tmp64;
+    uint32_t tmp32;
+    uint64_t tmp64;
 
     switch ( len ) {
       case 4:
-          ipfix_decode_float( data, &tmp32, 4);
-          return snprintf( str, size, "%f", tmp32 );
+          memcpy( &tmp32, data, len );
+          tmp32 = htonl( tmp32 );
+          return snprintf( str, size, "%f", (float)tmp32 );
       case 8:
-          ipfix_decode_float( data, &tmp64, 8);
-          return snprintf( str, size, "%lf", tmp64);
+          memcpy( &tmp64, data, len );
+          tmp64 = HTONLL( tmp64 );
+          return snprintf( str, size, "%lf", (double)tmp64 );
       default:
           break;
     }
@@ -682,12 +700,19 @@ int ipfix_get_eno_ieid( char *field, int
  * parameters:
  * remarks:     init module, read field type info.
  */
-int ipfix_init ( void )
+int ipfix_init( void )
 {
     if ( g_tstart ) {
         ipfix_cleanup();
     }
 
+#ifndef NOTHREADS
+    if ( pthread_mutex_init( &g_mutex, NULL ) !=0 ) {
+        mlogf( 0, "[ipfix] pthread_mutex_init() failed: %s\n",
+               strerror(errno) );
+        return -1;
+    }
+#endif
     g_tstart = time(NULL);
     signal( SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN );
     g_lasttid = 255;
@@ -806,6 +831,9 @@ void ipfix_cleanup ( void )
     g_data.maxfields = 0;
     g_data.lens  = NULL;
     g_data.addrs = NULL;
+#ifndef NOTHREADS
+    (void)pthread_mutex_destroy( &g_mutex );
+#endif
 }
 
 int _ipfix_connect ( ipfix_collector_t *col )
@@ -1465,7 +1493,7 @@ int _ipfix_write_template( ipfix_t      
       default:
           /* check space */
           if ( tsize+ifh->offset > IPFIX_DEFAULT_BUFLEN ) {
-              if ( ipfix_export_flush( ifh ) < 0 )
+              if ( _ipfix_export_flush( ifh ) < 0 )
                   return -1;
               if ( tsize+ifh->offset > IPFIX_DEFAULT_BUFLEN )
                   return -1;
@@ -1474,6 +1502,8 @@ int _ipfix_write_template( ipfix_t      
           /* write template prior to data */
           if ( ifh->offset > 0 ) {
               memmove( ifh->buffer + tsize, ifh->buffer, ifh->offset );
+              if ( ifh->cs_tid )
+                  ifh->cs_header += tsize;
           }
 
           buf = ifh->buffer;
@@ -1615,8 +1645,11 @@ int ipfix_open( ipfix_t **ipfixh, int so
         return -1;
     }
     node->ifh   = i;
+
+    mod_lock();
     node->next  = g_ipfixlist;
     g_ipfixlist = node;
+    mod_unlock();
 
     *ipfixh = i;
     return 0;
@@ -1633,7 +1666,8 @@ void ipfix_close( ipfix_t *h )
     {
         ipfix_node_t *l, *n;
 
-        ipfix_export_flush( h );
+        mod_lock();
+        _ipfix_export_flush( h );
 
         while( h->collectors )
             _ipfix_drop_collector( (ipfix_collector_t**)&h->collectors );
@@ -1659,6 +1693,7 @@ void ipfix_close( ipfix_t *h )
 #endif
         free(h->buffer);
         free(h);
+        mod_unlock();
     }
 }
 
@@ -2156,6 +2191,22 @@ void ipfix_release_template( ipfix_t *if
     ipfix_delete_template( ifh, templ );
 }
 
+static void _finish_cs( ipfix_t *ifh )
+{
+    size_t   buflen;
+    uint8_t  *buf;
+
+    /* finish current dataset */
+    if ( (buf=ifh->cs_header) ==NULL )
+        return;
+    buflen = 0;
+    INSERTU16( buf+buflen, buflen, ifh->cs_tid );
+    INSERTU16( buf+buflen, buflen, ifh->cs_bytes );
+    ifh->cs_bytes = 0;
+    ifh->cs_header = NULL;
+    ifh->cs_tid = 0;
+}
+
 int ipfix_export( ipfix_t *ifh, ipfix_template_t *templ, ... )
 {
     int       i;
@@ -2199,13 +2250,14 @@ int ipfix_export( ipfix_t *ifh, ipfix_te
                                g_data.addrs, g_data.lens );
 }
 
-int ipfix_export_array( ipfix_t          *ifh,
-                        ipfix_template_t *templ,
-                        int              nfields,
-                        void             **fields,
-                        uint16_t         *lengths )
+static int
+_ipfix_export_array( ipfix_t          *ifh,
+                     ipfix_template_t *templ,
+                     int              nfields,
+                     void             **fields,
+                     uint16_t         *lengths )
 {
-    int               i;
+    int               i, newset_f=0;
     size_t            buflen, datasetlen;
     uint8_t           *p, *buf;
 
@@ -2249,7 +2301,19 @@ int ipfix_export_array( ipfix_t         
 
     /** get size of data set, check space
      */
-    for ( i=0, datasetlen=4; i<nfields; i++ ) {
+    if ( templ->tid == ifh->cs_tid ) {
+        newset_f = 0;
+        datasetlen = 0;
+    }
+    else {
+        if ( ifh->cs_tid > 0 ) {
+            _finish_cs( ifh );
+        }
+        newset_f = 1;
+        datasetlen = 4;
+    }
+
+    for ( i=0; i<nfields; i++ ) {
         if ( templ->fields[i].flength == IPFIX_FT_VARLEN ) {
             if ( lengths[i]>254 )
                 datasetlen += 3;
@@ -2263,21 +2327,29 @@ int ipfix_export_array( ipfix_t         
         }
         datasetlen += lengths[i];
     }
-    if ( ((ifh->offset + datasetlen) > IPFIX_DEFAULT_BUFLEN )
-         && (ipfix_export_flush( ifh ) <0) ) {
-        return -1;
+
+    if ( (ifh->offset + datasetlen) > IPFIX_DEFAULT_BUFLEN ) {
+        if ( ifh->cs_tid )
+            _finish_cs( ifh );
+        newset_f = 1;
+
+        if ( _ipfix_export_flush( ifh ) <0 )
+            return -1;
     }
 
-    /* fill buffer
-     */
+    /* fill buffer */
     buf    = (uint8_t*)(ifh->buffer) + ifh->offset;
     buflen = 0;
 
-    /* insert data set
-     */
-    ifh->nrecords ++;
-    INSERTU16( buf+buflen, buflen, templ->tid );
-    INSERTU16( buf+buflen, buflen, datasetlen );
+    if ( newset_f ) {
+        /* insert data set
+         */
+        ifh->cs_bytes = 0;
+        ifh->cs_header = buf;
+        ifh->cs_tid = templ->tid;
+        INSERTU16( buf+buflen, buflen, templ->tid );
+        INSERTU16( buf+buflen, buflen, 4 );
+    }
 
     /* insert data record
      */
@@ -2303,7 +2375,9 @@ int ipfix_export_array( ipfix_t         
         buflen += lengths[i];
     }
 
+    ifh->nrecords ++;
     ifh->offset += buflen;
+    ifh->cs_bytes += buflen;
     if ( ifh->version == IPFIX_VERSION )
         ifh->seqno ++;
     return 0;
@@ -2313,7 +2387,7 @@ int ipfix_export_array( ipfix_t         
  * parameters:
  * remarks:     rewrite this func!
  */
-int ipfix_export_flush( ipfix_t *ifh )
+int _ipfix_export_flush( ipfix_t *ifh )
 {
     iobuf_t           *buf;
     ipfix_collector_t *col;
@@ -2322,8 +2396,14 @@ int ipfix_export_flush( ipfix_t *ifh )
     if ( (ifh==NULL) || (ifh->offset==0) )
         return 0;
 
-    if ( (buf=_ipfix_getbuf()) ==NULL )
+    if ( ifh->cs_tid > 0 ) {
+        /* finish current dataset */
+        _finish_cs( ifh );
+    }
+
+    if ( (buf=_ipfix_getbuf()) ==NULL ) {
         return -1;
+    }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
     mlogf( 0, "[ipfix_export_flush] msg has %d records, %d bytes\n",
@@ -2350,3 +2430,30 @@ int ipfix_export_flush( ipfix_t *ifh )
     _ipfix_freebuf( buf );
     return ret;
 }
+
+int ipfix_export_array( ipfix_t          *ifh,
+                        ipfix_template_t *templ,
+                        int              nfields,
+                        void             **fields,
+                        uint16_t         *lengths )
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    mod_lock();
+    ret = _ipfix_export_array( ifh, templ, nfields, fields, lengths );
+    mod_unlock();
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int ipfix_export_flush( ipfix_t *ifh )
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    mod_lock();
+    ret = _ipfix_export_flush( ifh );
+    mod_unlock();
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
--- a/lib/ipfix.h
+++ b/lib/ipfix.h
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ typedef struct
     int         nrecords;         /* no. of records in buffer */
     size_t      offset;           /* output buffer fill level */
     uint32_t    seqno;            /* sequence no. of next message */
+
+    /* experimental */
+    int        cs_tid;            /* template id of current dataset */
+    int        cs_bytes;          /* size of current set */
+    uint8_t    *cs_header;        /* start of current set */
+
 } ipfix_t;
 
 /** exporter funcs
--- a/lib/ipfix_col.c
+++ b/lib/ipfix_col.c
@@ -897,6 +897,8 @@ int ipfix_decode_datarecord( ipfixt_node
             return -1;
         }
 
+        n->ipfixt->fields[i].elem->decode(p,p,len);
+
         data->lens[i]  = len;
         data->addrs[i] = p;
 
@@ -907,7 +909,7 @@ int ipfix_decode_datarecord( ipfixt_node
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void do_free_datarecord( ipfix_datarecord_t   *data )
+void ipfix_free_datarecord( ipfix_datarecord_t   *data )
 { 
     if ( data ) {
         if ( data->addrs )
@@ -925,6 +927,7 @@ int ipfix_parse_msg( ipfix_input_t *inpu
     ipfix_hdr_t          hdr;                  /* ipfix packet header */
     ipfixs_node_t        *s;
     ipfix_datarecord_t   data = { NULL, NULL, 0 };
+    ipfixe_node_t        *e;
     uint8_t              *buf;                 /* ipfix payload */
     uint16_t             setid, setlen;        /* set id, set lenght */
     int                  i, nread, offset;     /* counter */
@@ -1042,6 +1045,12 @@ int ipfix_parse_msg( ipfix_input_t *inpu
                 err_flag = 1;
             } 
             else {
+                for ( e=g_exporter; e!=NULL; e=e->next ) {
+                    if ( e->elem->export_dset )
+                        (void) e->elem->export_dset( t, buf+nread, setlen,
+                                                     e->elem->data );
+                }
+
                 /** read data records
                  */
                 for ( offset=nread, bytesleft=setlen; bytesleft>4; ) {
@@ -1076,11 +1085,11 @@ int ipfix_parse_msg( ipfix_input_t *inpu
         goto errend;
 
  end:
-    do_free_datarecord( &data );
+    ipfix_free_datarecord( &data );
     return nread;
 
  errend:
-    do_free_datarecord( &data );
+    ipfix_free_datarecord( &data );
     return -1;
 }
 
@@ -1093,7 +1102,7 @@ void process_client_tcp( int fd, int mas
     tcp_conn_t   *tcon = (tcp_conn_t*)data;
     char         *func = "process_client_tcp";
 
-    mlogf( 3,  "[%s] fd %d mask %d called.\n", func, fd, mask );
+    mlogf( 4,  "[%s] fd %d mask %d called.\n", func, fd, mask );
 
     /** read ipfix header 
      */
--- a/lib/ipfix_col.h
+++ b/lib/ipfix_col.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ typedef struct ipfix_col_info
     int (*export_newsource)(ipfixs_node_t*,void*);
     int (*export_newmsg)(ipfixs_node_t*,ipfix_hdr_t*,void*);
     int (*export_trecord)(ipfixs_node_t*,ipfixt_node_t*,void*);
+    int (*export_dset)(ipfixt_node_t*,uint8_t*,size_t,void*);
     int (*export_drecord)(ipfixs_node_t*,ipfixt_node_t*,
                           ipfix_datarecord_t*,void*);
     void (*export_cleanup)(void*);
--- a/lib/ipfix_col_files.c
+++ b/lib/ipfix_col_files.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int export_newsource_file( ipfixs
             return -1;
         }
         snprintf( s->fname+strlen(s->fname), PATH_MAX-strlen(s->fname),
-                  "/%u", s->odid );
+                  "/%u", (unsigned int)s->odid );
         if ( (access( s->fname, R_OK ) <0 )
              && (mkdir( s->fname, S_IRWXU ) <0) ) {
             mlogf( 0, "[%s] cannot access dir '%s': %s\n",
--- a/lib/ipfix_FOKUS_IEs.txt
+++ b/lib/ipfix_FOKUS_IEs.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 196, IPFIX_FT_PKTID,                4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "pktId", "FOKUS packet id"
 197, IPFIX_FT_STARTTIME,            4, IPFIX_CODING_INT, "startTime", "FOKUS interval start"
 198, IPFIX_FT_ENDTIME,              4, IPFIX_CODING_INT, "endTime", "FOKUS interval end"
+199, IPFIX_FT_RTT_USEC,             8, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "rtt_usec", "FOKUS rtt in us"
+
 300, IPFIX_FT_FLOWCREATIONTIMEUSEC, 4, IPFIX_CODING_INT, "flowCreationTimeUsec", "FOKUS flow start usec fraction"
 301, IPFIX_FT_FLOWENDTIMEUSEC,      4, IPFIX_CODING_INT, "flowEndTimeUsec", "FOKUS flow end usec fraction"
 303, IPFIX_FT_TC_PACKETS,           4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "tcPackets", "DAIDALOS Packets seen"
@@ -39,3 +41,48 @@
 313, IPFIX_FT_OWDVARMIN_NSEC,       4, IPFIX_CODING_INT, "owdvarmin_nsec", "FOKUS minimum owd variance in ns"
 314, IPFIX_FT_OWDVARMAX_NSEC,       4, IPFIX_CODING_INT, "owdvarmax_nsec", "FOKUS maximum ow variance in ns"
 
+# Project INTERSECTION
+315, IPFIX_FT_SOURCEIPV4FANOUT,     4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT,"sourceIPv4FanOut", "FOKUS IPv4 fanout"
+316, IPFIX_FT_DESTINATIONIPV4FANIN, 4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT,"destinationIPv4FanIn", "FOKUS IPv4 fanin"
+
+# Project PRISM
+
+330, IPFIX_FT_PR_SESSIONID,	4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "sessionId", "PRISM Session ID"
+331, IPFIX_FT_PR_TRANSACTIONID, 4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "transactionId", "PRISM Transaction ID"
+332, IPFIX_FT_PR_ENCRYPTEDDATA, 65535, IPFIX_CODING_STRING, "encryptedData", "PRISM encrypted data"
+333, IPFIX_FT_PR_DECRYPTIONKEY, 65535, IPFIX_CODING_STRING, "decryptionKey", "PRISM decryption key"
+334, IPFIX_FT_PR_KEYSHARE,      65535, IPFIX_CODING_STRING, "keyShare", "PRISM key share"
+335, IPFIX_FT_PR_KEYSHAREADP,   65535, IPFIX_CODING_STRING, "keyShareAdp", "PRISM key share ADP"
+336, IPFIX_FT_PR_INITVECTOR,    65535, IPFIX_CODING_STRING, "cryptoInitVector", "PRISM crypto init vector"
+
+
+# these information elements have been defined by FOKUS for the Oracle project
+
+402, IPFIX_FT_ORsignalBandwidth, 4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "ORsignalBandwidth", "signal bandwidth" 
+403, IPFIX_FT_ORsignalPower, 2, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "ORsignalPower", "ERIP" 
+404, IPFIX_FT_ORmodulationType, 2, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "ORmodulationType", "AM/FM,.."
+405, IPFIX_FT_ORsymbolRate, 2, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "ORsymbolRate", "symbol rate"
+406, IPFIX_FT_ORmodulationOrder, 1, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "ORmodulationOrder", "number of levels"
+407, IPFIX_FT_ORrolloffFactor, 2, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "ORrolloffFactor", "roll of factor"
+408, IPFIX_FT_ORgeopositionLon, 4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "ORgeopositionLon", "GPS coordinate, resolution 1 cm"
+409, IPFIX_FT_ORgeopositionLat, 4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "ORgeopositionLat", "GPS coordinate, resolution 1 cm"
+410, IPFIX_FT_ORgeopositionElev, 4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "ORgeopositionElev", "GPS coordinate, resolution 1 cm"
+411, IPFIX_FT_ORpolicyRecord, 65535, IPFIX_CODING_STRING, "ORpolicyRecord", "policy record has variable length, First 8 bits in data describe the length (in bytes) of the field"
+420, IPFIX_FT_channel_status, 1, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "channel_status", vacancy of the scanned channel (1: channel busy, 0: channel idle)"
+421, IPFIX_FT_sensing_value, 2, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "sensing_value", "Cost function output"
+422, IPFIX_FT_sensing_threshold, 2, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "sensing_threshold", "Decision threshold"
+423, IPFIX_FT_OR_terminal_id, 1, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "OR_terminal_id", "terminal identifier"
+424, IPFIX_FT_OR_terminal_id_list, 65535, IPFIX_CODING_STRING, "OR_terminal_id_list", "terminal identifier list"
+425, IPFIX_FT_Infrastructure_network_id, 1, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "Infrastructure_network_id", "network identifier"
+426, IPFIX_FT_Infrastructure_network_type, 1, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "Infrastructure_network_type", "network type (GSM - 1, UMTS - 2, WiMAX - 3, WiFi - 4)" 
+427, IPFIX_FT_Battery_lifetime_min, 1, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "Battery_lifetime_min", "expected battery lifetime to provide requested services or functionalities, in minutes"
+428, IPFIX_FT_Battery_lifetime_h, 1, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "Battery_lifetime_h", "expected battery lifetime to provide requested services or functionalities, in hours"
+429, IPFIX_FT_Battery_status, 1, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "Battery_status", "expected battery lifetime to provide requested services or functionalities, 1 bit status flag, values 1 or 0"
+430, IPFIX_FT_Cell_id_number, 4, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "Cell_id_number", "16-32 bit cell id number, identifier"
+431, IPFIX_FT_Spectral_allocation_vector, 1, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "Spectral_allocation_vector", "binary vector to indicate whether a band is free 1 bit 0 or not 1 bit 1"
+432, IPFIX_FT_Spectral_allocation_profile, 2, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "Spectral_allocation_profile", "received power spectral density vs. frequency to indicate spectral activity in the band of interest (8-16 bits per discrete frequency value)"
+433, IPFIX_FT_Center_frequency, 2, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "Center_frequency", "Center frequency of the sensed band"
+434, IPFIX_FT_Bandwidth_of_CAP, 2, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "Bandwidth_of_CAP", "Bandwidth of the spectral allocation profile"
+435, IPFIX_FT_ORmodulation, 1, IPFIX_CODING_UINT, "ORmodulation", "CREST factor"
+436, IPFIX_FT_ORprofileRecord, 65535, IPFIX_CODING_STRING, "ORprofileRecord", "profile record has variable length, First 8 bits in data describe the length (in bytes) of the field"
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