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danielarndt edited this page Oct 7, 2011 · 1 revision

Described herein are some definitions of flows and some of their associated properties .

Definition of the forward/backward direction

The forward direction is the direction in which the first packet in a flow traveled (often referred to as the client) which is defined in terms of the [features] (features) a packets from srcip on srcport to dstip on dstport. The backward direction is the reverse of the forward direction.

Definition of a sub-flow

A sub-flow is (as the name implies) a flow within a flow. Sub flows are separated by a period of inactivity exceeding 1 second.

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