The nGenius® NetFlow collector leverages NetFlow traffic information from Cisco, Juniper, and other leading network infrastructure vendors to provide cost-effective, behavior-based network protection for distributed enterprise environments

The nGenius Collector is a high-capacity, high-performance data source that is optimized to collect NetFlow, S-Flow and IP SLA statistics for analysis by the nGenius Service Assurance Solution. NetFlow- and IP SLA-enabled routers and switches provide a cost-effective option to direct NetFlow datagrams and IP SLA test results to the nGenius Collector. Collecting and delivering NetFlow and IP SLA data allows the nGenius Service Assurance Solution to analyze and display this information in common formats and reports along with data from other nGenius intelligent data sources.

Leveraging the unique CDM architecture, NetScout nGenius® Collectors work with nGenius analysis solutions to enable the collection, analysis and display of NetFlow, IP SLA, MIB II information, and data received from NetScout data collection devices. The nGenius Performance Management System presents the NetFlow and IP SLA data, including conversation information in context with information from other sources across the network, automatically minimizing the time to analyze the data received from NetFlow and IP SLA-enabled devices.

Capabilities include:

• The NetScout CDM architecture provides a universal format that scales across multiple topologies and interfaces, including NetFlow, S-Flow and IP SLA
• Collects NetFlow and S-Flow metrics for many network switches and routers, providing insight into the hosts and traffic conversations
• Measures network performance and availability between IP SLA-enabled devices and application server end points
• Recognizes well-known and custom application port and server associations
• Provides granular five-minute data-sampling
• Tracks utilization, response times, QoS metrics, and VoIP data