Description: This object is used in conjunction with the vdsAddrSelNetProtoParms object to specify the protocolDirEntry which identifies the network layer protocol used in this entry. Only packets which contain a network layer protocol which matches the protocol identified by this entry will be considered in the address based packet selection algorithms defined in this table.

If an 'exact' encapsulation of a network protocol is specified, (e.g., a specific base layer encapsulation is present instead of a 'wild-card' base layer, or a tunneled network encapsulation is present) then only packets which match the same encapsulation (i.e., same protocols up to and including the last protocol layer specified in this entry) will be considered in the address based packet selection algorithms defined in this table.

The associated vdsAddrSelHost1, vdsAddrSelHostMask, vdsAddrSelHost2, and vdsAddrSelHost2Mask objects will be interpreted according to the value of this object and the associated vdsAddrSelNetProtoParms object.

This object may not be modified if the associated vdsAddrSelStatus object is equal to active(1).