Chapter 16 - Network Management

Objectives

• Understand the importance of configuration management and its two components: reconfiguration and documentation
• Understand the importance of fault management and its two components: reactive and proactive management
• Understand the importance of performance management and its four measurements: capacity, traffic, throughput, and response time
• Understand the importance of accounting management and the reasons for using it
• Be familiar with the SNMP protocol as a software management tool
• Be familiar with hardware management tools such as line monitors and protocol analysers

Homework

• Review Questions: 1, 4, 6
• Vocabulary
• PowerPoint
• Test