IPFIX

IPFIX definition - computer

(IP Flow Information EXport) An IETF standard protocol for logging IP packets as they "flow through" a router, switch or other networking device and reporting that information to network management and accounting systems. Cisco's NetFlow, widely used to collect network traffic data, was the basis for IPFIX.



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