Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(27)SBC

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Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-Aware NetFlow is an extension of the NetFlow accounting 
feature that provides highly granular traffic statistics for Cisco routers. MPLS-Aware NetFlow collects 
statistics on a per-flow basis just as NetFlow does. 

MPLS-Aware NetFlow statistics can be used for detailed MPLS traffic studies and analysis that can 
provide information for a variety of purposes such as MPLS network management, network planning, 
and enterprise accounting. 

A network administrator can turn on MPLS-Aware NetFlow inside an MPLS cloud on a subset of 
provider backbone (P) routers. These routers can export MPLS-Aware NetFlow data to an external 
NetFlow collection device for further processing and analysis or display NetFlow cache data on a router 
terminal. 

Your Cisco IOS software release may not support all of the features documented in this module. To reach 
links to specific feature documentation in this module and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is 
supported, use the 

http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn

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