This object is the one's complement of a 32-bit mask.
This mask is applicable to the data comparison of
ctPriClassifyDataVal. The mask is applied to the actual
packet data under consideration through a logical bitwise
AND operation. This result is then compared to the data.
For example, we want to classify according to a bilateral
IP address of 134.141.0.0 with a mask of 255.255.240.0.
This would be reflected by the following values:
ctPriClassifyDataMeaning: ipAddressBilateral(8)
ctPriClassifyDataVal: 0x868d0000
ctPriClassifyDataMask: 0x00000fff
Again there are contextual implications for this leaf
depending upon the value of ctPriClassifyDataMeaning.
Not all types will use the mask, and others will impose
restrictions. This value should however be a true
indication of the masking operation. In other words,
data types that don't use a mask should only allow a
value of zero, indicating that all data bits are
significant in the comparison.
The specific restrictions of each type should be spelled
out in the comments for that type. Illegal values should
not be allowed.