These attributes may be used to describe the sender of a network exchange/packet. These should be used when there is no client/server relationship between the two sides, or when that relationship is unknown. This covers low-level network interactions (e.g. packet tracing) where you don't know if there was a connection or which side initiated it. This also covers unidirectional UDP flows and peer-to-peer communication where the "user-facing" surface of the protocol / API doesn't expose a clear notion of client and server.
| Attribute | Type | Description | Examples | Stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
source.address |
string | Source address - domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or Unix domain socket name. [1] | source.example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock |
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source.port |
int | Source port number | 3389; 2888 |
[1]: When observed from the destination side, and when communicating through an intermediary, source.address SHOULD represent the source address behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it's available.