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-The Allegro Network Multimeter can generate NetFlow/IPFIX message
+The Allegro Network Multimeter can generate NetFlow/IPFIX message for the traffic it anlayses. The [[Settings]] allows to configure the '''IPFIX''' output.
-for the traffic it anlayses. The [[Settings]] allows to configure
+The IPFIX output can be configure to use a TCP or UDP connection to send IPFIX messages to a specific IP and port.
-the IPFIX output.
+See the [[Settings]] for detailed information about how to set the correct values.
-The IPFIX output can be configure to use a TCP or UDP connection to
+==IPFIX settings==
-send IPFIX messages to a specific IP and port. See the [[Settings]]
+It is possible to export standard IPFIX records as well as Allegro-specific interface statistics.
-for detailed information about how to set the correct values.
-<br>
-==''' IPFIX settings'''==
+''' IPFIX flow export'''
-<br>
+The settings dialog allows to specify an active flow timeout. Even if a flow is active, the  Allegro Network Multimeter will generate and send a flow record in the specified amount of time.
-It is possible to export standard IPFIX records as well as Allegro-specific
-interface statistics.
-<br>
-==''' IPFIX flow export'''==
-<br>
-The settings dialog allows to specify an active flow timeout. Even if a flow
-is active, the *Allegro Network Multimeter* will generate and send a flow record
-in the specified amount of time.
 The flow export contains the following data:
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 *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 report the Virtual Link Group of the flow by enabling the corresponding option in the [[Settings#Global_settings|IPFIX settings]].
-report the Virtual Link Group of the flow by enabling the
-corresponding option in the [[Settings#Global_settings|IPFIX settings]].
-<br>
 ==''' Interface throughput measurement'''==
-<br>
+The Allegro Network Multimeter is able to measure the throughput of interfaces on a millisecond basis to identify micro bursts in network connections.
+If the Allegro-specific interface statistics is enabled in the :ref:'''ipfix_settings''', regular messages are sent containing the number of packets and bytes within a configurable time interval.
-The Allegro Network Multimeter is able to measure the throughput of
+The Allegro Network Multimeter can measure time intervals as small as one millisecond, the exact value can be chosen in the [[Settings#Module_settings|Interface and MAC throughput]] configuration section.
-interfaces on a millisecond basis to identify micro bursts in network
-connections. If the Allegro-specific interface statistics is enabled
-in the :ref:`ipfix_settings`, regular messages are sent containing the
-number of packets and bytes within a configurable time interval. The
-Allegro Network Multimeter can measure time intervals as small as
-one millisecond, the exact value can be chosen in the
-[[Settings#Module_settings|Interface and MAC throughput]] configuration section.
 The message format is described as follows.
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 observationTimeMilliseconds = ...
-<br>
 *message type 5 is the "interface throughput update" message.
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 bps = octectDeltaCount * 8 * 1000000 / updateInterval
-<br>
 '''Detailed IPFIX message description'''
-The IPFIX module sends IPFIX templates for all its message which is
+The IPFIX module sends IPFIX templates for all its message which is needed to decode the message.
-needed to decode the message. As reference, the format of the
+As reference, the format of the interface throughput updates is as follows:
-interface throughput updates is as follows:
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