Fax Appendix 1: Sample Log

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Format:

In order to illustrate the creation and use of a generic collector, we will use an example of collecting data from a fax machine. Assume for the purpose of this example, that a fax machine logs its activity in the following format:

Table 1 - Layout of the Fax Log
Columns Description Name
1-8 Name of fax machine MACHINE
10 Send (S) or Receive (R) attempt TYPE
12-14 Country code (blank unless international) COUNTRY
16-18 Area code ACODE
20-27 Phone number (xxx-yyyy) PHNUM
29-30 Pages sent or received (99 page max) PAGES
32-39 Date fax send/receive began (MM/DD/YY) DATE
41-48 Time fax send/receive began (HH:MM:SS) TIME
50-51 Pages re-sent (99 max) RESENT
53-60 Total (elapsed) time of send/receive (HH:MM:SS) CONNECT
62 Final Status Code:

Aborted Due to Errors (A)

Receiver was Busy (B)

Completed Successfully (C)

 STATUS

Sample data:

This is an example of fax data that corresponds to the format above.

Column       1     2   3     4   5 6  
Ruler     123456789 0 12345678 9 0123456 789 0 1 23456789 0 1234567 890 1234567890 12
      larry S 502   677-4444   5   10/12/96   13:14:23   0 00:01:45 C
      curly R 502   677-4444   5   10/13/96   01:01:12   2 00:05:14 C
      moe S 052 014   752-1234   5   10/14/96   01:01:12   2 00:05:14 C