What is the agreement used in the Universal Metric to Flow operation and is a commitment between service provider and customer?
Universal Metric to Flow Universal Metric to Flow (UMF) technology enhances the ability to utilize Cisco NetFlow data for rapid traffic analysis. Developed by network performance management company, "SevOne", in early 2010 and announced at Cisco Live in Las Vegas in July that year, the UMF technology was designed to automate the performance troubleshooting workflow, a major problem within the industry. Universal Metric to Flow enables network operations to graph key network performance metrics from SNMP or network latency derived from IP SLA, observe a spike, highlight it, and drill down into the network traffic, providing immediate visibility into the cause of slow response times across a network.
IP Flow Information Export Internet Protocol Flow Information Export (IPFIX) is an IETF protocol, as well as the name of the IETF working group defining the protocol. It was created based on the need for a common, universal standard of export for Internet Protocol flow information from routers, probes and other devices that are used by mediation systems, accounting/billing systems and network management systems to facilitate services such as measurement, accounting and billing. The IPFIX standard defines how IP flow information is to be formatted and transferred from an exporter to a collector. Previously many data network operators were relying on Cisco Systems' proprietary NetFlow technology for traffic flow information export.