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NetFlow vs. sFlow

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Network elements that support traffic monitoring protocols such as NetFlow and sFlow extract critical details from packet flows, like source, destination, byte and packet counts, and other attributes. What is NetFlow? NetFlow records can be generated based on every packet (unsampled or 1:1 mode) or based on packet sampling.

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Accurate Visibility with NetFlow, sFlow, and IPFIX

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But first, based on that fundamental distinction, let’s classify common flow protocols accordingly: Stateful flow tracking : — NetFlow : Originally developed by Cisco in 1996. IPFIX : The IETF standards-based successor to NetFlow, sometimes referred to as NetFlow v10. . Flow Tracking vs. Packet Sampling.