Difference between revisions of "Network management"

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== Characteristics ==
 
== Characteristics ==
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* We can distinguish between managed systems and manager systems
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* Managed systems are always implemented in hard and software, management systems can additionally be implemented in terms of "brainware"
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* 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