Network Management Know It All

This book brings all of the elements of network management together in a single volume by the best and brightest experts in the field!

Adrian Farrel (Edited by)

9780123745989, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 24 November 2008

400 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.6 cm, 0.95 kg

Network management refers to the activities, methods, procedures, and tools that pertain to the operation, administration, maintenance, and provisioning of networked systems, which includes controlling, planning, allocating, deploying, coordinating, and monitoring the resources of a network. This book brings all of the elements of network management together in a single volume, saving the reader the time and expense of making multiple purchases. It introduces network management, explains the basics, describes the protocols, and discusses advanced topics, by the best and brightest experts in the field. It is a quick and efficient way to bring valuable content together from leading experts in the field while creating a one-stop-shopping opportunity for customers to receive the information they would otherwise need to round up from separate sources.

Ch 1: Requirements of the Management of Networked Systems
Ch 2: IP Network Management
Ch 3: IP-Based Service Implementation and Network Management
Ch 4: Network Management Architecture
Ch 5: SLA and Network Monitoring
Ch 6: MPLS Network Management: An Introduction
Ch 7: MPLS Management Interfaces
Ch 8: The Foundation of Policy Management
Ch 9 Policy-Based Network Management Fundamentals
Ch 10: Optical Networks: Control and Management

Subject Areas: Computer networking & communications [UT], Management of specific areas [KJMV], Business strategy [KJC]