Subject: [ipfix-protocol] PROTOCOL-:Can we compare IPFIX with SNMP?

From: 冯文峰 <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:02:18 +0800 (CST)

Dear all:
    I'm a freshman in this field,but when i have taken in it,I was puzzled about it. It seems that we can extend the SNMP protocol to realize our object. Maybe we can extend MIB definations to realize TEMPLATE and by TRAP realize the communication among exports and collects. You may say the network flows are active information and don't fit into MIB definations, but , even so, I think we can utilize the SNMP protocol instead of restart a new protocol(sure,i doesn't consider the commercial factors.).some aspects of SNMP are good,such as pooling and trap machanism, security control based on user, and the most important it is used widely and the actual standard.
    Please react to me.I am puzzled.