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The flow export contains the following data:
The flow export contains the following data:


- Start and end timestamp in nanoseconds (start can be time of last export)
#Start and end timestamp in nanoseconds (start can be time of last export)
- Source and destination IP address
#Source and destination IP address
- Source and destination port
#Source and destination port
- Layer 4 protocol (TCP, UDP, ...)
#Layer 4 protocol (TCP, UDP, ...)
- ingress and egress network interface
#ingress and egress network interface
- IP DSCP class
#IP DSCP class
- VLAN IDs, if applicable
#VLAN IDs, if applicable
- Number of bytes and packets per direction
#Number of bytes and packets per direction


Instead of the ingress/egress network interface, it is possible to
Instead of the ingress/egress network interface, it is possible to
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The message format is described as follows.
The message format is described as follows.


IPFIX message content
'''IPFIX message content'''
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The IPFIX message contains the following fields:
The IPFIX message contains the following fields:
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| observationTimeMilliseconds = ...
| observationTimeMilliseconds = ...


- message type 5 is the "interface throughput update" message.
#message type 5 is the "interface throughput update" message.
- the ingress interface describes the corresponding network interface on
#the ingress interface describes the corresponding network interface on
   which the packets have been receveived. The value corresponds to the
   which the packets have been receveived. The value corresponds to the
   interface ID in the interface stats web page.
   interface ID in the interface stats web page.
- the packet delta count describes the number of packets within the specificied
#the packet delta count describes the number of packets within the specificied
   interval.
   interval.
- the octet delta count describes the number of bytes of layer 2 within the
#the octet delta count describes the number of bytes of layer 2 within the
   specificied interval.
   specificied interval.
- the update interval describes the duration of the reported interval in
#the update interval describes the duration of the reported interval in
   milliseconds.
   milliseconds.
- the ovservation timestamp describes the UTC timestamp of the reported interval
#the ovservation timestamp describes the UTC timestamp of the reported interval
   in milliseconds.
   in milliseconds.


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bps = octectDeltaCount * 8 * 1000000 / updateInterval
bps = octectDeltaCount * 8 * 1000000 / updateInterval


Detailed IPFIX message description
'''Detailed IPFIX message description'''
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The IPFIX module sends IPFIX templates for all its message which is
The IPFIX module sends IPFIX templates for all its message which is
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