Difference between revisions of "Network management"
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== Characteristics == | == 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 |
Revision as of 14:42, 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