RFC 5470 · INFORMATIONAL · 2009
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Architecture for IP Flow Information Export
Overview
RFC 5470, “Architecture for IP Flow Information Export”, is an Informational document published in March 2009 by G. Sadasivan, N. Brownlee, B. Claise, J. Quittek. It has since been updated by RFC 6183. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo defines the IP Flow Information eXport (IPFIX) architecture for the selective monitoring of IP Flows, and for the export of measured IP Flow information from an IPFIX Device to a Collector. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
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
Other RFCs from 2009
- RFC 5469 DES and IDEA Cipher Suites for Transport Layer Security
- RFC 5471 Guidelines for IP Flow Information Export Testing
- RFC 5468 Performance Analysis of Inter-Domain Path Computation Methodologies
- RFC 5472 IP Flow Information Export Applicability
- RFC 5467 GMPLS Asymmetric Bandwidth Bidirectional Label Switched Paths
- RFC 5473 Reducing Redundancy in IP Flow Information Export and Packet Sampling Reports
- RFC 5466 IMAP4 Extension for Named Searches
- RFC 5474 A Framework for Packet Selection and Reporting