Difference between revisions of "Network management"
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* We can distinguish between managed systems and manager systems | * We can distinguish between managed systems and manager systems | ||
* Managed systems are always implemented in hard and software, management systems can additionally be implemented in terms of "brainware" | * Managed systems are always implemented in hard and software, management systems can additionally be implemented in terms of "brainware" | ||
| − | * | + | * Management involves activities of human beings |
| + | * Management decisions often operate on larger timescales, lasting at least multiple round-trip times | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 27 July 2007
Definition
- Network management is the art of initializing monitoring and modifying the operation of the primary network functions
- Network management determines the supervision of networked systems to make sure that they behave according to some pre-defined goals
Characteristics
- We can distinguish between managed systems and manager systems
- Managed systems are always implemented in hard and software, management systems can additionally be implemented in terms of "brainware"
- Management involves activities of human beings
- Management decisions often operate on larger timescales, lasting at least multiple round-trip times
