Chapter 9. Network Management Design

This chapter discusses how network management is designed and includes the following sections:

• Making the Business Case

• ISO Network Management Standard

• Network Management Protocols and Tools

• Managing a Network

• Network Management Design

This chapter describes network management design. After introducing the importance of effective network management, we describe the related International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard and then explore various protocols and tools available. The chapter includes a description of network management strategy and discusses how performance measurements can be made to ensure that requirements are being met. We conclude with a discussion of network management design considerations, including the importance of security.

Note

Appendix B, "Network Fundamentals," includes material that we assume you understand before reading the rest of the book. Thus, we encourage you to review any of the material in Appendix B that you are not familiar with before reading the rest of this chapter.