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sFlow

Application Layer — Monitoring & Management

Protocol Overview

Full Name sFlow
Abbreviation sFlow
OSI Layer Application Layer
Category Monitoring & Management
Default Port 6343
RFC RFC 3176

About sFlow

Multi-vendor sampling technology for monitoring traffic in high-speed networks. Uses statistical packet sampling and counter polling to provide real-time network visibility at scale.

Application Layer Monitoring & Management Port 6343

Standards Reference

sFlow is defined in RFC 3176, published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). RFCs are the official standards documents for internet protocols and are freely available for public review.

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