Using Cisco NetFlow for Bandwidth Utilization Billing systems

Posted in NetFlow, Network Traffic Analysis, Network Traffic Monitor, Scrutinizer, sFlow on March 17th, 2010 by Jo-G
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Looking for a reliable bandwidth utilization NetFlow billing system?  If you are already using Cisco NetFlow technology for network monitoring and management, then it’s just one more simple step to extending that to bandwidth billing.

Using the Service Provider Module for Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer and a customized Billing Module, you can monitor the bandwidth usage of your customers and also provide  a data export to your current billing application.

The Service Provider Module allows you to restrict your customers to view specific devices and/or interfaces in Scrutinizer. The “Scrutinizer v7 NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer: Using the Service Provider Module” blog has more information on this module’s features.
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Bandwidth Monitoring: SNMP Vs. NetFlow

Posted in NetFlow, Network Traffic Analysis on February 7th, 2010 by mike@plixer.com
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Bandwidth monitoring hasn’t been as big a concern for as long as some of us might think. Ethernet was founded in 1973 by Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs. Read more »

Michael Patterson
Scrutinizer Product Manager
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