[c-nsp] netflow sampling

Roland Dobbins rdobbins at arbor.net
Tue May 19 20:23:06 EDT 2009


On May 20, 2009, at 4:29 AM, Marlon Duksa wrote:

> Do you know of any 'non-sampled' implementation (by vendor)
> or deployment (network) where all traffic is accounted for?

Depends upon the vendor/platform, and the traffic speeds/volumes in  
question.

> What would you normally use for a more accurate  accounting/billing? 
> Thanks


As mentioned earlier, sampled NetFlow is viewed by many as quite  
accurate enough for accounting/billing.

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