Question 160
In an AWS networking assessment, a Traffic Mirror sensor sees packets that do not match Flow Log volumes because aggregation and filtering differ. Which technical explanation BEST accounts for the observed condition?
Explanation
Correct Answer
A packet capture and summarized network-flow stream are not interchangeable measurement systems. This explains the observed network behavior, which can be checked by verifying that differences are explained by the documented filter and aggregation configuration.
Incorrect Answers
Mirroring session configuration alone cannot overcome an unsupported source interface class. The decisive technical distinction is traffic Mirroring packet capture filters and Flow Log collection semantics produce different observability scopes; a packet capture and summarized network-flow stream are not interchangeable measurement systems.
Traffic tuples may differ before and after NAT while representing one application connection. The reported evidence instead concerns traffic Mirroring packet capture filters and Flow Log collection semantics produce different observability scopes: a packet capture and summarized network-flow stream are not interchangeable measurement systems.
Per-attachment counters need explicit aggregation before one fleet-wide threshold is meaningful. That property alone cannot account for the reported symptom; a packet capture and summarized network-flow stream are not interchangeable measurement systems.






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