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Name server zones, 87

National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), 325

NetProwler, 39

NetView, 342

NetViz Professional, 346

NetWare bindery, 47

Network access point (NAP), 240

Network address translation (NAT), 108, 241, 355

Network attached storage (NAS), 81

Network control points (NCPs), 359

Network design tools, 342–46

approaches, 343

bill of materials, 344–46

defined, 342

DesignXpert, 343, 345–46

NetViz Professional, 346

Network Inspector, 345

network simulation, 344

NetZoom, 346

topology information, 342

Visio Professional, 345

See also Network planning/design tools

Network documentation tools, 338–42

defined, 338

design conversion, 342

device library, 339–40

drag-and-drop technique, 338–39

drill-down capability, 338

starting projects and, 341–42

See also Network planning/design tools

Network Inspector, 345

Network interface cards (NICs), 7

Network management, PBX, 163–64

Network management systems (NMSs), 255–84

account management, 255

central (CNMSs), 257

conclusion, 284

configuration management, 255

evolution, 256–57

fault management, 255

introduction, 255–56

minimal, 258

open source management tools, 277–84

performance management, 256

security, 331–32

security management, 256

SNMP, 258–69

SNMP on wireless networks, 270–73

TMN, 273–77

vendors, 284

in wired world, 257–58

wireless, 271–73

Network modeling, 372–73

Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP), 242

Network operation centers (NOCs), 192

Network planning/design tools, 337–56

built-in intelligence, 337

conclusion, 355–56

introduction, 337–38

network documentation, 338–46

network-specific, 346–52

systems design, 352–55

Network protection capability (NPC), 361

Network reliability, 55–57

bus topology, 56–57

ring topology, 56

star topology, 55–56

Networks

activity tracking, 50–52

availability, 57–58

backbone, 191–93

high-speed packet, 225–54

IP, 239–53

mesh, 59

securing, 303–10

simulation, 344

telecommunications management, 273–77

Network security management, 301–35

conclusion, 334–35

data encryption, 310–18

firewalls, 320–25

introduction, 301

intrusion detection, 326–27

network, 303–10

policy-based, 330–31

remote access, 327–30

security training, 334

system, 331–33

threat assessment, 301–2

virus protection, 318–20

workplace, 302–3

Network security operations center (NSOC), 324

Network-specific tools, 346–52

BroadbandSWAT, 350

ConfigMaker, 347–48

EcoSYSTEMS, 350–52

for IP net design, 347–48

for network performance prediction, 350–52

for wireless net design, 348–50

WirelessSWAT, 348–50

See also Network planning/design tools

Network Time Protocol (NTP), 355

NetZoom, 346

Node addresses, filtering by, 145–46

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