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Traffic Flow Analyzer
OpenManage Network Manager’s Traffic Flow Analyzer listens on UDP ports for NetFlow, or JFlow
datagrams. A flow is a unidirectional stream of packets between two network nodes. The following
key parameters appear in flows:
• Source IP address
• Destination IP address
• Source port number
• Destination port number
• Layer 3 protocol type
• ToS byte (Type of Service)
• Input logical interface
Using that data, Traffic Flow Analyzer can help you visualize network traffic, troubleshoot and
anticipate bottlenecks.
How does it work?
• The NetFlow exporting router monitors traffic traversing it