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Assuring network availability, performance, and security depends on being able to classify IP traffic and comprehend how and where it moves. The process of monitoring, troubleshooting, and thoroughly inspecting, interpreting, and synthesising traffic flow data with the aid of tools is known as netflow analysis. By analysing NetFlow traffic data, capacity planning can be made more precise and resource allocation can be monitored to make sure it is in line with organisational objectives. Netflow analysis plays a crucial role in network security by detecting Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks and other undesirable network events and activities. It assists network operators in deciding where to apply Quality of Service (QoS) policies as well as how to optimise resource utilisation.

NetFlow analysis offers insight to overcome many common challenges encountered by network operators, managers, and engineers including:

Monitoring major contributors of network traffic: Top talkers and listeners on the network can be quickly identified by network engineers.

Understanding application traffic and its network impact: An illustration is spotting unexpected application network loads like video or huge file transfers. Additionally, one can assess the impact of application and policy changes on expensive WAN traffic using NetFlow information

Optimizing Internet peering relationships: Organizations using BGP peerings to maintain multi-homed access to the Internet can carry out comprehensive peering research and optimise their peering arrangements by fusing NetFlow data with BGP routing data. As a result of usage pattern research, this may help to increase service quality, lower peering costs, or even identify new revenue prospects.

Troubleshooting and understanding network pain points: Due to its inherent depiction of traffic totals and traffic specifics, NetFlow Analytics can be used to swiftly evaluate bandwidth use, identify bandwidth hogs or misconfigurations, and diagnose sluggish network performance.

Detecting unauthorized WAN traffic:  By analyzing NetFlow, it becomes possible to avoid costly upgrades to expensive WAN services by identifying the applications causing congestion, verifying legitimacy, and adjusting delivery policies to mitigate any adverse impact on higher-value concurrent traffic streams. 

DDoS and anomaly detection: NetFlow can also be used for detection of DoS/DDoS and other types of network behavior anomalies. 

Validating QoS parameters:  Because NetFlow includes all packet priority markings, it can be used to confirm that appropriate bandwidth has been allocated to each Class of Service (CoS) and that no CoS is over or under-subscribed.