Daniel schrieb: >> I have recently join this list this is my firest >> question for you i am working in datacenter so i need ip base >> accouting and billing for customer means i will assign client server >> on my datacenter switch and collect ip traffic from that port and >> genrate bill so can u suggest me which solftware i use for this task >> IPFlow or netflow i am confuse in this all software so please guid me ... > > its not realy a good idea to use Flow based accounting for billing > issues. Flow samples are not very accurate.
Just to make that clear: Flow based traffic measurement is not necessarily combined with sampling. If you don't use sampling techniques, it is as accurate as anything else. (As long as the measurement probe can handle the traffic amount.) > In any case u need to use snmp and collect all needed details from > your switches. Thats the easiest way i think. SNMP counters are usually very limited in their "details". If this is enough, then it may easier. To answer the original question: there are countless different possibilities, and no one general suggestion can be given. It heavily depends on the requirements and the usage scenario. I think, nobody can relieve you from reviewing different options. Anyway, most solutions for billing are custom made, I guess. Cheers, Sven _______________________________________________ pmacct-discussion mailing list http://www.pmacct.net/#mailinglists
