The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Evaluation of Candidate Protocols for IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) ' <draft-leinen-ipfix-eval-contrib-03.txt> as an Informational RFC This document is the product of the IP Flow Information Export Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Bert Wijnen and David Kessens. Technical Summary This document contains an evaluation of the five candidate protocols for an IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) protocol, based on the requirements document produced by the IPFIX Working Group. The protocols are characterized and grouped in broad categories, and evaluated against specific requirements. Finally, a recommendation is made to select the NetFlow v9 protocol as the basis for the IPFIX specification. This document contains an evaluation of the five candidate protocols for an IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) protocol, based on the requirements document produced by the IPFIX Working Group. The protocols are characterized and grouped in broad categories, and evaluated against specific requirements. Finally, a recommendation is made to select the NetFlow v9 protocol as the basis for the IPFIX specification. Working Group Summary The WG has consensus to publish this document as an Informational RFC. Protocol Quality Bert Wijnen reviewed this document for the IESG. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
