NetFlow Analyzer is based on Cisco NetFlow protocol versions 5 and 9, but it also supports IPFIX, NSEL and sFlow v5. The system is capable of recognizing protocol formats from other vendors, which are compatible with NetFlow 5 and 9 such as Juniper J-Flow and Huawei NetStream.
The following table offers a comparison between different protocols NetVizura supports.
It can help you decide which protocol to use according to your needs, if your device supports , and provide
Dataset | NetFlow v5 | NetFlow v9 | IPFIX | NSEL | sFlow v5 ![(info)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/information.svg) | Comment |
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Packets | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) |
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Flows | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | For sFlow, due to NetVizura licensing, number of flows is shown as the same as the number of packets. |
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Interface (in/out) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) |
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Next hop | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) |
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QoS (prioritity) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) |
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Protocol (UDP/TCP/ICMP...) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) |
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TCP flags | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) |
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Port (service) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | Provided only by TCP and UDP protocols. |
IPv4 address (src/dst) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) |
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IPv6 address (src/dst) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | In general, End User traffic from IPv6 addresses is not supported |
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Unicast | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) |
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Multicast | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) |
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Broadcast | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) |
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Export options |
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Ingress | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | For NSEL, because export is configured on exporter, interfaces, ingress and egress options are not possible. |
Egress | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) | ![(error)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/error.svg) | ![(tick)](/s/-sya141/9012/8yg2g7/_/images/icons/emoticons/check.svg) |
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Legend:
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