RFC 2722 · INFORMATIONAL · 1999

Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture

Overview

RFC 2722, “Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture”, is an Informational document published in October 1999 by N. Brownlee, C. Mills, G. Ruth. It obsoletes RFC 2063. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document provides a general framework for describing network traffic flows, presents an architecture for traffic flow measurement and reporting, discusses how this relates to an overall network traffic flow architecture and indicates how it can be used within the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2063
Other RFCs from 1999

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