Operating the Network—Network Management Design
Mark Norris, Steve Pretty · 2001
In this section, we emphasise the importance of network management systems to the success of an enterprise network - the management system merits as much care and attention in its design as the network data path. The key issue here is that there are finite limits to the number of elements that a single network manager can handle – large networks will need a hierarchy of management systems. The options for keeping the network in good shape are presented along with the models for ensuring that customer care, billing, fault finding and provisioning are all attended to.