Analyzing Syslog Messages

The device sends syslog messages to the Syslog server as an ASCII message. All Syslog messages are indicated with a sequential number, including the time the message was received and the source IP address. The following figure describes the different types of information displayed in the syslog message.

Basic Message Format

Syslog Message Components

Component	Description
Timestamp	Time the event was sent to syslog.
IP address	IP address of the managed device.
Message Sequence Number	Sequence number of the message. This number increments for each consecutive message that is sent to syslog for the managed device.
Unique SIP Call Session and device identifier	ID of the call session (MAC address).
Message Body	-