IP Flow Information Accounting and Export Benchmarking Methodology
RFC 6645, “IP Flow Information Accounting and Export Benchmarking Methodology”, is an Informational document published in July 2012 by J. Novak. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document provides a methodology and framework for quantifying the performance impact of the monitoring of IP flows on a network device and the export of this information to a Collector. It identifies the rate at which the IP flows are created, expired, and successfully exported as a new performance metric in combination with traditional throughput. The metric is only applicable to the devices compliant with RFC 5470, "Architecture for IP Flow Information Export". The methodology quantifies the impact of the IP flow monitoring process on the network equipment. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
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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