OpenFlow and NetFlow are two completely different concepts. OpenFlow controls how packets are forwarded through network switches, and Netflow collects IP traffic information. It’s easy to think of the two as being related because both words contain the suffix “flow”. The below table provides more clarity on the differences between both the concepts and their functionality –
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