The following table lists the IPFIX information element definitions.
| 384 | valueDistributionMethod | A description of the method used to distribute the counters from contributing flows into the aggregated flow records described by an associated scope, generally a template. The method is deemed to apply to all the non-key information elements in the referenced scope for which value distribution is a valid operation. If the originalFlowsInitiated and/or originalFlowsCompleted information elements appear in the template, they are not subject to this distribution method, as they each infer their own distribution method. This is intended to be a complete set of possible value distribution methods; it is encoded as follows: +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Value | Description | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | 0 | Unspecified: The counters for an Original Flow are | | | explicitly not distributed according to any other method | | | defined for this Information Element; use for arbitrary | | | distribution, or distribution algorithms not described by | | | any other codepoint. | | | --------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | 1 | Start Interval: The counters for an Original Flow are | | | added to the counters of the appropriate Aggregated Flow | | | containing the start time of the Original Flow. This | | | must be assumed the default if value distribution | | | information is not available at a Collecting Process for | | | an Aggregated Flow. | | | --------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | 2 | End Interval: The counters for an Original Flow are added | | | to the counters of the appropriate Aggregated Flow | | | containing the end time of the Original Flow. | | | --------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | 3 | Mid Interval: The counters for an Original Flow are added | | | to the counters of a single appropriate Aggregated Flow | | | containing some timestamp between start and end time of | | | the Original Flow. | | | --------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | 4 | Simple Uniform Distribution: Each counter for an Original | | | Flow is divided by the number of time intervals the | | | Original Flow covers (that is, of appropriate Aggregated | | | Flows sharing the same Flow Key), and this number is | | | added to each corresponding counter in each Aggregated | | | Flow. | | | --------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | 5 | Proportional Uniform Distribution: Each counter for an | | | Original Flow is divided by the number of time units the | | | Original Flow covers, to derive a mean count rate. This | | | mean count rate is then multiplied by the number of times | | | units in the intersection of the duration of the Original | | | Flow and the time interval of each Aggregated Flow. This | | | is like simple uniform distribution, but accounts for the | | | fractional portions of a time interval covered by an | | | Original Flow in the first- and last-time interval. | | | --------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | 6 | Simulated Process: Each counter of the Original Flow is | | | distributed among the intervals of the Aggregated Flows | | | according to some function the Intermediate Aggregation | | | Process uses based upon properties of Flows presumed to | | | be like the Original Flow. This is essentially an | | | assertion that the Intermediate Aggregation Process has | | | no direct packet timing information but is nevertheless | | | not using one of the other simpler distribution methods. | | | The Intermediate Aggregation Process specifically makes | | | no assertion as to the correctness of the simulation. | | | --------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | 7 | Direct: The Intermediate Aggregation Process has access | | | to the original packet timings from the packets making up | | | the Original Flow, and uses these to distribute or | | | recalculate the counters. | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------+ |
| 239 | biflowDirection | A description of the direction assignment method used to assign the Biflow Source and Destination. This Information Element may be present in a Flow Data Record or applied to all flows exported from an Exporting Process or Observation Domain using IPFIX Options. If this Information Element is not present in a Flow Record or associated with a Biflow via scope, it is assumed that the configuration of the direction assignment method is done out-of-band.
Note: when using IPFIX Options to apply this Information Element to all flows within an Observation Domain or from an Exporting Process, the Option must be sent reliably. If reliable transport is not available (that is, when using UDP), this Information Element must appear in each Flow Record.
This field may take the following values: +-------+------------------+----------------------------------------+ | Value | Name | Description | +-------+------------------+----------------------------------------+ | 0x00 | arbitrary | Direction is assigned arbitrarily. | | 0x01 | initiator | The Biflow Source is the flow | | | | initiator, as determined by the | | | | Metering Process' best effort to | | | | detect the initiator. | | 0x02 | reverseInitiator | The Biflow Destination is the flow | | | | initiator, as determined by the | | | | Metering Process' best effort to | | | | detect the initiator. This value is | | | | provided for the convenience of | | | | Exporting Processes to revise an | | | | initiator estimate without re-encoding | | | | the Biflow Record. | | 0x03 | perimeter | The Biflow Source is the endpoint | | | | outside of a defined perimeter. The | | | | perimeter's definition is implicit in | | | | the set of Biflow Source and Biflow | | | | Destination addresses exported in the | | | | Biflow Records. | +-------+------------------+----------------------------------------+ |
