IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Mediation: Problem Statement
Author(s) -
Akito Kobayashi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
rfc
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.17487/rfc5982
Subject(s) - mediation , problem statement , reliability (semiconductor) , computer science , network packet , flexibility (engineering) , scalability , protocol (science) , flow (mathematics) , computer network , database , political science , engineering , mathematics , economics , management science , management , physics , law , medicine , power (physics) , alternative medicine , geometry , pathology , quantum mechanics
Flow-based measurement is currently a popular method for variousnetwork monitoring usages. The sharing of flow-based information amongorthogonal monitoring applications raises open issues in terms ofscalability, reliability and flexibility that IPFIX Mediation may helpresolve. IPFIX Mediation reroutes, replicates, filters, aggregates,correlates or modifies Flow Records or Packet Reports, or changes atransport protocol. This document describes the applicability of IPFIXMediation and the problems that IPFIX Mediation might encounter.
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