What is a benefit of flexible NetFlow records?
What is a benefit of flexible NetFlow records?
Flexible NetFlow records allow for customized traffic identification. This means that users can configure the flow information tailored to specific requirements, providing detailed insights into network behavior and enabling precise traffic monitoring.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/ios-nx-os-software/flexible-netflow/product_data_sheet0900aecd804b590b.html
Voting A here. Copied and pasted from the same link that's provided in this discussion: Key Advantages to using Flexible NetFlow: **Point 4** - "User configurable flow information to perform customized traffic identification and the ability to focus and monitor specific network behavior."
Statement of Cisco: Opportunities and Uses of Flexible NetFlow include: (...) Accounting and billing. This is a clearly formulated benefit. Answer A implies that every flow is customized per se ("They HAVE customized traffic identification."). Strange wording and therefore probably not Cisco's favorite answer. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/ios-nx-os-software/flexible-netflow/product_data_sheet0900aecd804b590b.html
Looks to me the key word is "flexible" as opposed to "traditional" Netflow record. Customized traffic record is a unique feature to "flexible" while accounting is a benefit of both.