Michael Patterson : Advanced NetFlow Traffic Analysis
Michael Patterson
Founder and Product manager for Plixer's Scrutinizer NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer as well as Flow Analytics.

March 2014

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Software Defined Networks Demystified: 5 Truths

March 15, 2014

For those trying to understand what a Software Defined Network (SDN) is, this post demystifies many of the benefits promised by SDN adversaries.  To do this, I will draw out 5 areas that help you comprehend the truth about where it promises to deliver. First keep in mind that a SDN is broken into two parts: the Control and Data planes.



Cisco AVC Reporting: Flexible NetFlow Configuration

March 9, 2014

The configuration below provides details on how to configure Cisco AVC Reporting / exports in IOS EX. For those of you new to Cisco Application Visibility and Control (AVC) exports.  This configuration allows network administrators to use flow data to report on details such as URLs, latency, retransmits, packet size, TCP window size, jitter, packet loss, etc. Note also that Cisco is making the switch from NetFlow to IPFIX. Check it out:



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