diff --git a/bird_client.go b/bird_client.go
index 266d695..257b9e0 100644
--- a/bird_client.go
+++ b/bird_client.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"github.com/czerwonk/bird_exporter/parser"
 	"github.com/czerwonk/bird_exporter/protocol"
 	"github.com/czerwonk/bird_socket"
-	"github.com/czerwonk/bird_exporter/parser"
 )
 
 func getProtocols() ([]*protocol.Protocol, error) {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func getProtocols() ([]*protocol.Protocol, error) {
 	var err error = nil
 
 	if *birdV2 {
-		protocols, err = getProtocolsFromBird(*birdSocket, 0)
+		protocols, err = getProtocolsFromBird(*birdSocket, "")
 	} else {
 		protocols, err = getProtocolsFromBird1()
 	}
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func getProtocolsFromBird1() ([]*protocol.Protocol, error) {
 	protocols := make([]*protocol.Protocol, 0)
 
 	if *birdEnabled {
-		s, err := getProtocolsFromBird(*birdSocket, 4)
+		s, err := getProtocolsFromBird(*birdSocket, "4")
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func getProtocolsFromBird1() ([]*protocol.Protocol, error) {
 	}
 
 	if *bird6Enabled {
-		s, err := getProtocolsFromBird(*bird6Socket, 6)
+		s, err := getProtocolsFromBird(*bird6Socket, "6")
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func getProtocolsFromBird1() ([]*protocol.Protocol, error) {
 	return protocols, nil
 }
 
-func getProtocolsFromBird(socketPath string, ipVersion int) ([]*protocol.Protocol, error) {
+func getProtocolsFromBird(socketPath string, ipVersion string) ([]*protocol.Protocol, error) {
 	b, err := birdsocket.Query(socketPath, "show protocols all")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/metrics/default_label_strategy.go b/metrics/default_label_strategy.go
index a2a4a78..7174dc2 100644
--- a/metrics/default_label_strategy.go
+++ b/metrics/default_label_strategy.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package metrics
 
 import (
 	"github.com/czerwonk/bird_exporter/protocol"
-	"strconv"
 )
 
 type DefaultLabelStrategy struct {
@@ -13,14 +12,14 @@ func (*DefaultLabelStrategy) labelNames() []string {
 }
 
 func (*DefaultLabelStrategy) labelValues(p *protocol.Protocol) []string {
-	return []string{p.Name, protoString(p), strconv.Itoa(p.IpVersion)}
+	return []string{p.Name, protoString(p), p.IpVersion}
 }
 func protoString(p *protocol.Protocol) string {
 	switch p.Proto {
 	case protocol.BGP:
 		return "BGP"
 	case protocol.OSPF:
-		if p.IpVersion == 4 {
+		if p.IpVersion == "4" {
 			return "OSPF"
 		} else {
 			return "OSPFv3"
diff --git a/metrics/legacy_exporter.go b/metrics/legacy_exporter.go
index 6d4a5cc..690a97f 100644
--- a/metrics/legacy_exporter.go
+++ b/metrics/legacy_exporter.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package metrics
 
 import (
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/czerwonk/bird_exporter/protocol"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
 type LegacyMetricExporter struct {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type LegacyMetricExporter struct {
 }
 
 func NewLegacyMetricExporter(prefixIpv4, prefixIpv6 string, labelStrategy LabelStrategy) MetricExporter {
-	return &LegacyMetricExporter {
+	return &LegacyMetricExporter{
 		ipv4Exporter: NewGenericProtocolMetricExporter(prefixIpv4, false, labelStrategy),
 		ipv6Exporter: NewGenericProtocolMetricExporter(prefixIpv6, false, labelStrategy),
 	}
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (e *LegacyMetricExporter) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
 }
 
 func (e *LegacyMetricExporter) Export(p *protocol.Protocol, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
-	if p.IpVersion == 4 {
+	if p.IpVersion == "4" {
 		e.ipv4Exporter.Export(p, ch)
 	} else {
 		e.ipv6Exporter.Export(p, ch)
diff --git a/ospf/exporter.go b/ospf/exporter.go
index a172a89..ff7d534 100644
--- a/ospf/exporter.go
+++ b/ospf/exporter.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package ospf
 
 import (
+	"github.com/czerwonk/bird_exporter/metrics"
 	"github.com/czerwonk/bird_exporter/protocol"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/czerwonk/bird_exporter/metrics"
 )
 
 type desc struct {
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ type desc struct {
 }
 
 type ospfMetricExporter struct {
-	descriptions map[int]*desc
+	descriptions map[string]*desc
 }
 
 func NewExporter(prefix string) metrics.MetricExporter {
-	d := make(map[int]*desc)
-	d[4] = getDesc(prefix+"ospf")
-	d[6] = getDesc(prefix+"ospfv3")
+	d := make(map[string]*desc)
+	d["4"] = getDesc(prefix + "ospf")
+	d["6"] = getDesc(prefix + "ospfv3")
 
 	return &ospfMetricExporter{descriptions: d}
 }
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func getDesc(prefix string) *desc {
 }
 
 func (m *ospfMetricExporter) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {
-	ch <- m.descriptions[4].runningDesc
-	ch <- m.descriptions[6].runningDesc
+	ch <- m.descriptions["4"].runningDesc
+	ch <- m.descriptions["6"].runningDesc
 }
 
 func (m *ospfMetricExporter) Export(p *protocol.Protocol, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index 462a976..f07ee49 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ var (
 	channelRegex     *regexp.Regexp
 )
 
+type context struct {
+	current   *protocol.Protocol
+	line      string
+	handled   bool
+	protocols []*protocol.Protocol
+	ipVersion string
+}
+
 func init() {
 	protocolRegex = regexp.MustCompile("^(?:1002\\-)?([^\\s]+)\\s+(BGP|OSPF|Direct|Device|Kernel)\\s+([^\\s]+)\\s+([^\\s]+)\\s+([^\\s]+)(?:\\s+(.*?))?$")
 	routeRegex = regexp.MustCompile("^\\s+Routes:\\s+(\\d+) imported, (?:(\\d+) filtered, )?(\\d+) exported(?:, (\\d+) preferred)?")
@@ -30,49 +38,60 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // Parser parses bird output and returns protocol.Protocol structs
-func Parse(data []byte, ipVersion int) []*protocol.Protocol {
-	protocols := make([]*protocol.Protocol, 0)
-
+func Parse(data []byte, ipVersion string) []*protocol.Protocol {
 	reader := bytes.NewReader(data)
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
-	var current *protocol.Protocol = nil
+
+	c := &context{protocols: make([]*protocol.Protocol, 0), ipVersion: ipVersion}
+
+	var handlers = []func(*context){
+		handleEmptyLine,
+		parseLineForProtocol,
+		parseLineForChannel,
+		parseLineForRoutes,
+		parseLineForRouteChanges,
+	}
 
 	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := strings.TrimRight(scanner.Text(), " ")
-		if p, ok := parseLineForProtocol(line, ipVersion); ok {
-			current = p
-			protocols = append(protocols, current)
-		}
+		c.line = strings.TrimRight(scanner.Text(), " ")
+		c.handled = false
 
-		if current != nil {
-			parseLineForRoutes(line, current)
-			parseLineForRouteChanges(line, current)
-		}
-
-		if line == "" {
-			current = nil
+		for _, h := range handlers {
+			if !c.handled {
+				h(c)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return protocols
+	return c.protocols
 }
 
-func parseLineForProtocol(line string, ipVersion int) (*protocol.Protocol, bool) {
-	match := protocolRegex.FindStringSubmatch(line)
+func handleEmptyLine(c *context) {
+	if c.line != "" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.current = nil
+	c.handled = true
+}
+
+func parseLineForProtocol(c *context) {
+	match := protocolRegex.FindStringSubmatch(c.line)
 
 	if match == nil {
-		return nil, false
+		return
 	}
 
 	proto := parseProto(match[2])
 	ut := parseUptime(match[5])
 
-	p := protocol.NewProtocol(match[1], proto, ipVersion, ut)
-	p.Up = parseState(match[4])
+	c.current = protocol.NewProtocol(match[1], proto, c.ipVersion, ut)
+	c.current.Up = parseState(match[4])
 
-	fillAttributes(p, match)
+	fillAttributes(c.current, match)
 
-	return p, true
+	c.protocols = append(c.protocols, c.current)
+	c.handled = true
 }
 
 func parseProto(val string) int {
@@ -94,25 +113,6 @@ func parseProto(val string) int {
 	return protocol.PROTO_UNKNOWN
 }
 
-func parseLineForRoutes(line string, p *protocol.Protocol) {
-	match := routeRegex.FindStringSubmatch(line)
-
-	if match == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	p.Imported, _ = strconv.ParseInt(match[1], 10, 64)
-	p.Exported, _ = strconv.ParseInt(match[3], 10, 64)
-
-	if len(match[2]) > 0 {
-		p.Filtered, _ = strconv.ParseInt(match[2], 10, 64)
-	}
-
-	if len(match[4]) > 0 {
-		p.Preferred, _ = strconv.ParseInt(match[4], 10, 64)
-	}
-}
-
 func parseState(state string) int {
 	if state == "up" {
 		return 1
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func parseState(state string) int {
 
 func parseUptime(value string) int {
 	match := uptimeRegex.FindStringSubmatch(value)
+
 	if match == nil {
 		return 0
 	}
@@ -158,18 +159,74 @@ func parseUptimeForTimestamp(timestamp string) int {
 	return int(d.Seconds())
 }
 
-func parseLineForRouteChanges(line string, p *protocol.Protocol) {
-	match := routeChangeRegex.FindStringSubmatch(line)
+func parseLineForChannel(c *context) {
+	if c.ipVersion != "" || c.current == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	channel := channelRegex.FindStringSubmatch(c.line)
+	if channel == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(c.current.IpVersion) == 0 {
+		c.current.IpVersion = channel[1]
+	} else {
+		c.current = &protocol.Protocol{
+			Name:      c.current.Name,
+			Proto:     c.current.Proto,
+			Up:        c.current.Up,
+			Uptime:    c.current.Uptime,
+			IpVersion: channel[1],
+		}
+		c.protocols = append(c.protocols, c.current)
+	}
+
+	c.handled = true
+}
+
+func parseLineForRoutes(c *context) {
+	if c.current == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	match := routeRegex.FindStringSubmatch(c.line)
 	if match == nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c := getRouteChangeCount(match, p)
-	c.Received = parseRouteChangeValue(match[3])
-	c.Rejected = parseRouteChangeValue(match[4])
-	c.Filtered = parseRouteChangeValue(match[5])
-	c.Ignored = parseRouteChangeValue(match[6])
-	c.Accepted = parseRouteChangeValue(match[7])
+	c.current.Imported, _ = strconv.ParseInt(match[1], 10, 64)
+	c.current.Exported, _ = strconv.ParseInt(match[3], 10, 64)
+
+	if len(match[2]) > 0 {
+		c.current.Filtered, _ = strconv.ParseInt(match[2], 10, 64)
+	}
+
+	if len(match[4]) > 0 {
+		c.current.Preferred, _ = strconv.ParseInt(match[4], 10, 64)
+	}
+
+	c.handled = true
+}
+
+func parseLineForRouteChanges(c *context) {
+	if c.current == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	match := routeChangeRegex.FindStringSubmatch(c.line)
+	if match == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	x := getRouteChangeCount(match, c.current)
+	x.Received = parseRouteChangeValue(match[3])
+	x.Rejected = parseRouteChangeValue(match[4])
+	x.Filtered = parseRouteChangeValue(match[5])
+	x.Ignored = parseRouteChangeValue(match[6])
+	x.Accepted = parseRouteChangeValue(match[7])
+
+	c.handled = true
 }
 
 func getRouteChangeCount(values []string, p *protocol.Protocol) *protocol.RouteChangeCount {
diff --git a/parser_test.go b/parser_test.go
index 6ec23d7..c6f02e4 100644
--- a/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestEstablishedBgpOldTimeFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "foo    BGP      master   up     1481973060  Established\ntest\nbar\n  Routes:         12 imported, 1 filtered, 34 exported, 100 preferred\nxxx"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 4)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "4")
 	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 1, len(p), t)
 
 	x := p[0]
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ func TestEstablishedBgpOldTimeFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Int64Equal("exported", 34, x.Exported, t)
 	assert.Int64Equal("filtered", 1, x.Filtered, t)
 	assert.Int64Equal("preferred", 100, x.Preferred, t)
-	assert.IntEqual("ipVersion", 4, x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("ipVersion", "4", x.IpVersion, t)
 }
 
 func TestEstablishedBgpCurrentTimeFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "foo    BGP      master   up     00:01:00  Established\ntest\nbar\n  Routes:         12 imported, 1 filtered, 34 exported, 100 preferred\nxxx"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 4)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "4")
 	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 1, len(p), t)
 
 	x := p[0]
@@ -37,22 +37,22 @@ func TestEstablishedBgpCurrentTimeFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Int64Equal("exported", 34, x.Exported, t)
 	assert.Int64Equal("filtered", 1, x.Filtered, t)
 	assert.Int64Equal("preferred", 100, x.Preferred, t)
-	assert.IntEqual("ipVersion", 4, x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("ipVersion", "4", x.IpVersion, t)
 	assert.IntEqual("uptime", 60, x.Uptime, t)
 }
 
 func TestIpv6Bgp(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "foo    BGP      master   up     00:01:00  Established\ntest\nbar\n  Routes:         12 imported, 1 filtered, 34 exported, 100 preferred\nxxx"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 6)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "6")
 	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 1, len(p), t)
 
 	x := p[0]
-	assert.IntEqual("ipVersion", 6, x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("ipVersion", "6", x.IpVersion, t)
 }
 
 func TestActiveBgp(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "bar    BGP      master   start   2016-01-01    Active\ntest\nbar"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 4)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "4")
 	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 1, len(p), t)
 
 	x := p[0]
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ func TestActiveBgp(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.IntEqual("established", 0, x.Up, t)
 	assert.IntEqual("imported", 0, int(x.Imported), t)
 	assert.IntEqual("exported", 0, int(x.Exported), t)
-	assert.IntEqual("ipVersion", 4, x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("ipVersion", "4", x.IpVersion, t)
 	assert.IntEqual("uptime", 0, int(x.Uptime), t)
 }
 
 func Test2BgpSessions(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "foo    BGP      master   up     00:01:00  Established\ntest\n  Routes:         12 imported, 1 filtered, 34 exported, 100 preferred\nbar    BGP      master   start   2016-01-01    Active\nxxx"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 4)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "4")
 	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 2, len(p), t)
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestUpdateAndWithdrawCounts(t *testing.T) {
 		"    Import withdraws:            6          7          8          9         10\n" +
 		"    Export updates:             11         12         13         14         15\n" +
 		"    Export withdraws:           16         17         18         19        ---"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 4)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "4")
 	x := p[0]
 
 	assert.Int64Equal("import updates received", 1, x.ImportUpdates.Received, t)
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ func TestUpdateAndWithdrawCounts(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWithBird2(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "Name       Proto      Table      State  Since         Info\n" +
+		"bgp1       BGP        master     up     1494926415\n" +
+		"  Channel ipv6\n" +
+		"    Routes:         1 imported, 2 filtered, 3 exported, 4 preferred\n" +
+		"\n" +
 		"direct1    Direct     ---        up     1513027903\n" +
 		"  Channel ipv4\n" +
 		"    State:          UP\n" +
@@ -130,69 +134,96 @@ func TestWithBird2(t *testing.T) {
 		"      Import updates:             20         21         22         23         24\n" +
 		"      Import withdraws:           25         26         27         28         29\n" +
 		"      Export updates:             30         31         32         33         34\n" +
-		"      Export withdraws:           35         36         37         38        ---\n"
+		"      Export withdraws:           35         36         37         38        ---\n" +
+		"\n" +
+		"ospf1      OSPF       master     up     1494926415\n" +
+		"  Channel ipv4\n" +
+		"    Routes:         4 imported, 3 filtered, 2 exported, 1 preferred\n" +
+		"\n"
 
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 0)
-	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 2, len(p), t)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "")
+	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 4, len(p), t)
 
 	x := p[0]
-	assert.IntEqual("ipv4 ip version", 4, x.IpVersion, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 imported", 12, x.Imported, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 exported", 34, x.Exported, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 filtered", 1, x.Filtered, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 preferred", 100, x.Preferred, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 import updates received", 1, x.ImportUpdates.Received, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 import updates rejected", 2, x.ImportUpdates.Rejected, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 import updates filtered", 3, x.ImportUpdates.Filtered, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 import updates ignored", 4, x.ImportUpdates.Ignored, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 import updates accepted", 5, x.ImportUpdates.Accepted, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 import withdraws received", 6, x.ImportWithdraws.Received, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 import withdraws rejected", 7, x.ImportWithdraws.Rejected, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 import withdraws filtered", 8, x.ImportWithdraws.Filtered, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 import withdraws ignored", 9, x.ImportWithdraws.Ignored, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 import withdraws accepted", 10, x.ImportWithdraws.Accepted, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 export updates received", 11, x.ExportUpdates.Received, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 export updates rejected", 12, x.ExportUpdates.Rejected, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 export updates filtered", 13, x.ExportUpdates.Filtered, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 export updates ignored", 14, x.ExportUpdates.Ignored, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 export updates accepted", 15, x.ExportUpdates.Accepted, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 export withdraws received", 16, x.ExportWithdraws.Received, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 export withdraws rejected", 17, x.ExportWithdraws.Rejected, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 export withdraws filtered", 18, x.ExportWithdraws.Filtered, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 export withdraws ignored", 19, x.ExportWithdraws.Ignored, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv4 export withdraws accepted", 0, x.ExportWithdraws.Accepted, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("BGP ipv6 name", "bgp1", x.Name, t)
+	assert.IntEqual("BGP ipv6 proto", protocol.BGP, x.Proto, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("BGP ipv6 ip version", "6", x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("BGP ipv6 imported", 1, x.Imported, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("BGP ipv6 exported", 3, x.Exported, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("BGP ipv6 filtered", 2, x.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("BGP ipv6 preferred", 4, x.Preferred, t)
 
 	x = p[1]
-	assert.IntEqual("ipv6 ip version", 6, x.IpVersion, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 imported", 3, x.Imported, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 exported", 5, x.Exported, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 filtered", 7, x.Filtered, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 preferred", 13, x.Preferred, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 import updates received", 20, x.ImportUpdates.Received, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 import updates rejected", 21, x.ImportUpdates.Rejected, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 import updates filtered", 22, x.ImportUpdates.Filtered, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 import updates ignored", 23, x.ImportUpdates.Ignored, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 import updates accepted", 24, x.ImportUpdates.Accepted, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 import withdraws received", 25, x.ImportWithdraws.Received, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 import withdraws rejected", 26, x.ImportWithdraws.Rejected, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 import withdraws filtered", 27, x.ImportWithdraws.Filtered, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 import withdraws ignored", 28, x.ImportWithdraws.Ignored, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 import withdraws accepted", 29, x.ImportWithdraws.Accepted, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 export updates received", 30, x.ExportUpdates.Received, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 export updates rejected", 31, x.ExportUpdates.Rejected, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 export updates filtered", 32, x.ExportUpdates.Filtered, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 export updates ignored", 33, x.ExportUpdates.Ignored, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 export updates accepted", 34, x.ExportUpdates.Accepted, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 export withdraws received", 35, x.ExportWithdraws.Received, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 export withdraws rejected", 36, x.ExportWithdraws.Rejected, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 export withdraws filtered", 37, x.ExportWithdraws.Filtered, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 export withdraws ignored", 38, x.ExportWithdraws.Ignored, t)
-	assert.Int64Equal("ipv6 export withdraws accepted", 0, x.ExportWithdraws.Accepted, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("BGP ipv4 name", "direct1", x.Name, t)
+	assert.IntEqual("Direct ipv4 proto", protocol.Direct, x.Proto, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("Direct ipv4 ip version", "4", x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 imported", 12, x.Imported, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 exported", 34, x.Exported, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 filtered", 1, x.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 preferred", 100, x.Preferred, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 import updates received", 1, x.ImportUpdates.Received, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 import updates rejected", 2, x.ImportUpdates.Rejected, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 import updates filtered", 3, x.ImportUpdates.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 import updates ignored", 4, x.ImportUpdates.Ignored, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 import updates accepted", 5, x.ImportUpdates.Accepted, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 import withdraws received", 6, x.ImportWithdraws.Received, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 import withdraws rejected", 7, x.ImportWithdraws.Rejected, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 import withdraws filtered", 8, x.ImportWithdraws.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 import withdraws ignored", 9, x.ImportWithdraws.Ignored, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 import withdraws accepted", 10, x.ImportWithdraws.Accepted, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 export updates received", 11, x.ExportUpdates.Received, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 export updates rejected", 12, x.ExportUpdates.Rejected, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 export updates filtered", 13, x.ExportUpdates.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 export updates ignored", 14, x.ExportUpdates.Ignored, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 export updates accepted", 15, x.ExportUpdates.Accepted, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 export withdraws received", 16, x.ExportWithdraws.Received, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 export withdraws rejected", 17, x.ExportWithdraws.Rejected, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 export withdraws filtered", 18, x.ExportWithdraws.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 export withdraws ignored", 19, x.ExportWithdraws.Ignored, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv4 export withdraws accepted", 0, x.ExportWithdraws.Accepted, t)
+
+	x = p[2]
+	assert.StringEqual("BGP ipv4 name", "direct1", x.Name, t)
+	assert.IntEqual("Direct ipv6 proto", protocol.Direct, x.Proto, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("Direct ipv6 ip version", "6", x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 imported", 3, x.Imported, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 exported", 5, x.Exported, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 filtered", 7, x.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 preferred", 13, x.Preferred, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 import updates received", 20, x.ImportUpdates.Received, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 import updates rejected", 21, x.ImportUpdates.Rejected, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 import updates filtered", 22, x.ImportUpdates.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 import updates ignored", 23, x.ImportUpdates.Ignored, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 import updates accepted", 24, x.ImportUpdates.Accepted, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 import withdraws received", 25, x.ImportWithdraws.Received, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 import withdraws rejected", 26, x.ImportWithdraws.Rejected, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 import withdraws filtered", 27, x.ImportWithdraws.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 import withdraws ignored", 28, x.ImportWithdraws.Ignored, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 import withdraws accepted", 29, x.ImportWithdraws.Accepted, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 export updates received", 30, x.ExportUpdates.Received, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 export updates rejected", 31, x.ExportUpdates.Rejected, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 export updates filtered", 32, x.ExportUpdates.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 export updates ignored", 33, x.ExportUpdates.Ignored, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 export updates accepted", 34, x.ExportUpdates.Accepted, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 export withdraws received", 35, x.ExportWithdraws.Received, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 export withdraws rejected", 36, x.ExportWithdraws.Rejected, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 export withdraws filtered", 37, x.ExportWithdraws.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 export withdraws ignored", 38, x.ExportWithdraws.Ignored, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("Direct ipv6 export withdraws accepted", 0, x.ExportWithdraws.Accepted, t)
+
+	x = p[3]
+	assert.StringEqual("OSPF ipv4 name", "ospf1", x.Name, t)
+	assert.IntEqual("OSPF ipv4 proto", protocol.OSPF, x.Proto, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("OSPF ipv4 ip version", "4", x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("OSPF ipv4 imported", 4, x.Imported, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("OSPF ipv4 exported", 2, x.Exported, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("OSPF ipv4 filtered", 3, x.Filtered, t)
+	assert.Int64Equal("OSPF ipv4 preferred", 1, x.Preferred, t)
 }
 
 func TestOspfOldTimeFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "ospf1    OSPF      master   up     1481973060  Running\ntest\nbar\n  Routes:         12 imported, 34 exported, 100 preferred\nxxx"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 4)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "4")
 	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 1, len(p), t)
 
 	x := p[0]
@@ -202,12 +233,12 @@ func TestOspfOldTimeFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Int64Equal("imported", 12, x.Imported, t)
 	assert.Int64Equal("exported", 34, x.Exported, t)
 	assert.Int64Equal("preferred", 100, x.Preferred, t)
-	assert.IntEqual("ipVersion", 4, x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("ipVersion", "4", x.IpVersion, t)
 }
 
 func TestOspfCurrentTimeFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "ospf1    OSPF      master   up     00:01:00  Running\ntest\nbar\n  Routes:         12 imported, 34 exported, 100 preferred\nxxx"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 4)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "4")
 	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 1, len(p), t)
 
 	x := p[0]
@@ -217,13 +248,13 @@ func TestOspfCurrentTimeFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Int64Equal("imported", 12, x.Imported, t)
 	assert.Int64Equal("exported", 34, x.Exported, t)
 	assert.Int64Equal("preferred", 100, x.Preferred, t)
-	assert.IntEqual("ipVersion", 4, x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("ipVersion", "4", x.IpVersion, t)
 	assert.IntEqual("uptime", 60, x.Uptime, t)
 }
 
 func TestOspfProtocolDown(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "o_hrz    OSPF     t_hrz    down   1494926415  \n  Preference:     150\n  Input filter:   ACCEPT\n  Output filter:  REJECT\nxxx"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 6)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "6")
 	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 1, len(p), t)
 
 	x := p[0]
@@ -232,12 +263,12 @@ func TestOspfProtocolDown(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.IntEqual("up", 0, x.Up, t)
 	assert.Int64Equal("imported", 0, x.Imported, t)
 	assert.Int64Equal("exported", 0, x.Exported, t)
-	assert.IntEqual("ipVersion", 6, x.IpVersion, t)
+	assert.StringEqual("ipVersion", "6", x.IpVersion, t)
 }
 
 func TestOspfRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "ospf1    OSPF      master   up     00:01:00  Running\ntest\nbar\n  Routes:         12 imported, 34 exported, 100 preferred\nxxx"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 4)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "4")
 	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 1, len(p), t)
 
 	x := p[0]
@@ -246,7 +277,7 @@ func TestOspfRunning(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestOspfAlone(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "ospf1    OSPF      master   up     00:01:00  Alone\ntest\nbar\n  Routes:         12 imported, 34 exported, 100 preferred\nxxx"
-	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), 4)
+	p := parser.Parse([]byte(data), "4")
 	assert.IntEqual("protocols", 1, len(p), t)
 
 	x := p[0]
diff --git a/protocol/protocol.go b/protocol/protocol.go
index 2e309a4..3a37d86 100644
--- a/protocol/protocol.go
+++ b/protocol/protocol.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const (
 
 type Protocol struct {
 	Name            string
-	IpVersion       int
+	IpVersion       string
 	Proto           int
 	Up              int
 	Imported        int64
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ type RouteChangeCount struct {
 	Accepted int64
 }
 
-func NewProtocol(name string, proto, ipVersion, uptime int) *Protocol {
+func NewProtocol(name string, proto int, ipVersion string, uptime int) *Protocol {
 	return &Protocol{Name: name, Proto: proto, IpVersion: ipVersion, Uptime: uptime, Attributes: make(map[string]float64)}
 }