TY - JOUR
T1 - A survey of network flow applications
AU - Li, Bingdong
AU - Springer, Jeff
AU - Bebis, George
AU - Hadi Gunes, Mehmet
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - It has been over 16 years since Cisco's NetFlow was patented in 1996. Extensive research has been conducted since then and many applications have been developed. In this survey, we have reviewed an extensive number of studies with emphasis on network flow applications. First, we provide a brief introduction to sFlow, NetFlow and network traffic analysis. Then, we review the state of the art in the field by presenting the main perspectives and methodologies. Our analysis has revealed that network security has been an important research topic since the beginning. Advanced methodologies, such as machine learning, have been very promising. We provide a critique of the studies surveyed about datasets, perspectives, methodologies, challenges, future directions and ideas for potential integration with other Information Technology infrastructure and methods. Finally, we concluded this survey.
AB - It has been over 16 years since Cisco's NetFlow was patented in 1996. Extensive research has been conducted since then and many applications have been developed. In this survey, we have reviewed an extensive number of studies with emphasis on network flow applications. First, we provide a brief introduction to sFlow, NetFlow and network traffic analysis. Then, we review the state of the art in the field by presenting the main perspectives and methodologies. Our analysis has revealed that network security has been an important research topic since the beginning. Advanced methodologies, such as machine learning, have been very promising. We provide a critique of the studies surveyed about datasets, perspectives, methodologies, challenges, future directions and ideas for potential integration with other Information Technology infrastructure and methods. Finally, we concluded this survey.
KW - Machine learning
KW - NetFlow
KW - Network security
KW - Network traffic analysis
KW - sFlow
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jnca.2012.12.020
DO - 10.1016/j.jnca.2012.12.020
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84874724334
SN - 1084-8045
VL - 36
SP - 567
EP - 581
JO - Journal of Network and Computer Applications
JF - Journal of Network and Computer Applications
IS - 2
ER -