sFlow
E663658
Internet standard
network telemetry protocol
network traffic monitoring technology
network traffic sampling technology
sFlow is a network traffic monitoring and sampling technology used to provide real-time visibility into network usage and performance across switches and routers.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
network telemetry protocol ⓘ network traffic monitoring technology ⓘ network traffic sampling technology ⓘ |
| architectureComponent |
sFlow agent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sFlow analyzer ⓘ sFlow collector ⓘ |
| canBeUsedFor |
DDoS detection
ⓘ
QoS monitoring ⓘ billing and accounting ⓘ capacity planning ⓘ security monitoring ⓘ traffic engineering ⓘ |
| competesWith |
IPFIX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NetFlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataModel |
generic packet header samples
ⓘ
interface counter samples ⓘ |
| definedInRFC | RFC 3176 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-speed networks
ⓘ
low overhead monitoring ⓘ scalable monitoring ⓘ |
| exportsDataUsing | UDP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 2001 ⓘ |
| governedBy | sFlow.org specification ⓘ |
| hasFullName | sampled flow ⓘ |
| provides |
flow records
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interface counters ⓘ network performance statistics ⓘ network usage statistics ⓘ real-time network visibility ⓘ traffic analysis data ⓘ |
| samplingMethod | statistical sampling ⓘ |
| samplingType |
counter sampling
ⓘ
flow sampling ⓘ packet sampling ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Industry standard body
ⓘ
sFlow.org NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
application-level monitoring
ⓘ
layer 2 monitoring ⓘ layer 3 monitoring ⓘ layer 4 monitoring ⓘ multi-vendor interoperability ⓘ |
| supportsEnvironment |
LAN
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WAN ⓘ cloud networks ⓘ data center networks ⓘ |
| usedOn |
data center fabrics
ⓘ
network routers ⓘ network switches ⓘ servers ⓘ virtual switches ⓘ wireless access points ⓘ |
| usesSampling | true ⓘ |
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Cisco NX-OS