Now that you know AdTran supports NetFlow, you need an AdTran NetFlow Analyzer. With the implementation of the Integrated Traffic Monitoring feature in AOS products, AdTran takes network traffic monitoring to a new level. You just need the right NetFlow reporting tool.

Our NetFlow application provides an incredibly high level of AdTran NetVanta NetFlow data analysis capability. It allows you to: Read more »

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Most WAN Optimization appliances support NetFlow.  Although the majority of our customers have Cisco WAAS, a significant amount of our customers have the Riverbed Steelhead appliance for WAN compression.  NOTE: This is not going to be a Cisco WAAS vs Riverbed Steelhead post. I’m sure both products have their merits and we’re not about to pick on WAAS issues or point out all the Steelhead problems. Rather, I want to highlight some things to look out for in regard to the Riverbed NetFlow exports.
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Looks like WAAS Express NetFlow support is in the works at Cisco.  The Flexible NetFlow (FnF) support will be available in 15.1(3)T on the Cisco ISR-G2. Features include:

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I’ve posted in the past about when to use egress NetFlow.  I’ve generally felt that there are primarily 3 reasons to enable NetFlow with egress flows.  There are other reasons, but here are my top 3: 

• WAN Compression
• Multicasts
• Exporting on one interface

Today I want to talk about a 4th reason to enable egress flows: MPLS. Why do you need egress NetFlow with MPLS?  Read more »

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One of our customers recently invested in a Cisco Nexus 7000.  Raul (Plixer Field Engineer) visited the customer last month and had his picture taken in front of the switch just after it was installed: Read more »

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Nortel has saved around $12 million in the last one year as a result of implementing unified communications (UC) in the organization. This often means voice, video and data all done remotely using a typical laptop.

My experience with UC
Two weekends ago I was up at Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire and my cell phone reception was horrible. I needed to call the office and I didn’t want to use the phone in the hotel room to run up my personal charges and go through the hassle of submitting a reimbursement at the office. I experienced UC by launching my soft phone on my PC and making a phone call after checking my email. Read more »

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