High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Internet Protocol Flow Information Export (IPFIX) is an IETF working group. It was created from the need for a common, universal standard of export for Internet Protocol flow information from routers, probes, and other devices that is used by mediation systems, accounting/billing systems, and network management systems to facilitate services such as measurement, accounting, and billing. The IPFIX standard will define how IP flow information is to be formatted and transferred from an exporter to a collector. Previously many data network operators were relying on the proprietary Cisco Systems NetFlow standard for traffic flow information export.