Requirements for a standardized flow storage solution

Abstract

IP flow data provides input for accounting, traffic engineering and security applications. The storage of flow data is required to allow off-line processing, archiving, and sharing of traffic traces. Currently this is achieved with a variety of proprietary solutions, which results in a variety of formats as input for flow processing tools and hinders data sharing and tool reusability. In this paper we analyze the requirements for a standard file format for storing flow data, and propose using the upcoming standard IP flow information export protocol (IPFIX) as a basis for its design

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