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sFlow vs NetFlow Comparison

I have been working with a number of customers who asked for an sFlow vs NetFlow comparison.  They were concerned about the amount of...

Cisco IOS AVC Configuration

Are you looking for a Cisco IOS AVC Configuration?  This configuration will work with IOS, not for IOS XE. 15.1(3)T is the minimum revision...

NetFlow Adoption

The continuous increase of gigabit speeds in computer networks has considerably stimulated the usage of flow monitoring techniques for network management. For this reason, researchers...

Plixer at CiscoLive! Universal Studios in Orlando

It’s that time again, CiscoLive! 2013 is upon us! Plixer’s NetFlow Knights will be attending the annual event next week in Orlando. We are...

NetFlow V9 Overview: Cisco routers that support NetFlow

In Part 6 of our NetFlow V9 overview series, I will be talking about the Cisco routers that support NetFlow and the IOS releases that...

Syslogd

Syslogd is often used to turn machine messages or syslogs into events for further processing. Ultimately, alarms are generated which can trigger some type...

NetFlow V9 Overview: What’s in the NetFlow Packet Header?

Last week, Joanne started a series of blogs aimed at providing an overview of some NetFlow basics. I am going to continue this series...

NetFlow v9 Overview: NetFlow basics

Welcome to the first installment of our NetFlow v9 Overview, beginning (of course!) with NetFlow basics. What is NetFlow? A network flow is defined...

OpenFlow vs NetFlow

OpenFlow and NetFlow are two completely different concepts. OpenFlow controls how packets are forwarded through network switches, and Netflow collects IP traffic information. It’s easy...

Ericsson SmartEdge NetFlow Support

The other day a customer called in asking about Ericsson SmartEdge NetFlow support; I had never heard of it.  I opened another browser tab...