Using NetFlow and IP SLA
Summary of information on this page:
The Value of NetFlow
Detailed visibility into individual users and business applications using the global network is essential for optimizing performance and delivering network services to business users. NetFlow is a good source of conversation information with which to perform traffic engineering, usage-based billing, and capacity planning activities. IP SLA enables measurement of IP applications and services that utilize data, voice, and video in an IP network and is useful for ensuring business services. NetFlow and IP SLA are important data sources for the nGenius® Service Assurance Solution, providing IT managers with a cost-effective means to monitor and measure remote areas of the network.
NetScout Solution Meets NetFlow Monitoring Needs
NetScout® Systems utilizes NetFlow datagrams and Cisco IP SLA test results gathered from industry-standard routers and switches in two ways: as an important and valuable data source to supplement the packet-flow data gathered by nGenius InfiniStream appliances and probes within the nGenius Service Assurance Solution, or as the primary data source for nGenius Performance Manager for NetFlow.
Both solutions offer significantly enhanced capabilities and value to organizations that use NetFlow as their network and application performance monitoring solution. NetScout’s competitive differentiators include:
- Applying nGenius Analytics for Flows advanced analytics to NetFlow data for early warning and diagnosis of performance issues
- Providing unified views of application (NetFlow), response time (IP SLA) and utilization (MIB II) data integrated on the same screens and reports for easy, enterprise-wide reporting and analysis
- Rich application recognition applied to NetFlow-collected records by the CDM Port for identifying complex applications
- Robust ad hoc and scheduled reporting for easy sharing of information among stakeholders and straightforward capacity planning
- Ability to drill down on NetFlow ports to view top applications, talkers, and conversations or worst performing servers, applications and locations to accelerate problem identification, isolation and resolution
- Launch packet captures to decode and analyze NetFlow datagram's or traffic per router interface
- Monitor MOS, jitter, latency and packet loss for easy troubleshooting of VoIP applications
NetFlow, IP SLA and MIB II Data Integrated on Same Screens and Reports
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| This nGenius Performance Manager for NetFlow screen shows NetFlow, IP SLA and MIB II data integrated on the same screen for easy troubleshooting of complex problems. |
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Enabling Products
To find out more information about NetScout’s nGenius and Sniffer products click on the appropriate links below:
- nGenius Performance Manager - Comprehensive software for network and application performance, service validation and optimization and planning across the modern IP network
- nGenius Performance Manager for Flows - Advanced, cost-effective support for NetFlow and IP SLA-based performance management
- nGenius Analytics for Flows - Automatically analyzes NetFlow records from nGenius Collectors for utilization anomalies
- nGenius Collector - Delivers NetFlow and IP SLA-based data to the nGenius Performance Manager
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