RFC 5476 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2009

Packet Sampling Protocol Specifications

Overview

RFC 5476, “Packet Sampling Protocol Specifications”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2009 by B. Claise, A. Johnson, J. Quittek. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the export of packet information from a Packet SAMPling (PSAMP) Exporting Process to a PSAMP Collecting Process. For export of packet information, the IP Flow Information eXport (IPFIX) protocol is used, as both the IPFIX and PSAMP architecture match very well, and the means provided by the IPFIX protocol are sufficient. The document specifies in detail how the IPFIX protocol is used for PSAMP export of packet information. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

Read this RFC

The canonical text of RFC 5476 is hosted at rfc-editor.org. Available in TXT,HTML.

Other RFCs from 2009

Who Is Online

In total there are 53 users online: 0 registered, 50 guests and 3 bots.

Most users ever online was 1,226 on 13 Jun 2026, 3:56 am.

Bots: Applebot Other Bot SemrushBot

Users active in the past 15 minutes. Total registered members: 354