Cisco.Press.Network.Management.Fundamentals.Nov.2006

Network Management Fundamentals aims toprovide an accessible introduction to this important subject area. It covers management not just of networks themselves, but also of services running over those networks. It explains the fundamental concepts and principles that network management is based on. It attempts to provide a holistic system perspective of network management and explains how different technologies that are used in network management relate to each other. This system perspective aims to convey a sense of the forest rather than of the individual trees. Hopefully, the resulting understanding will put you, the reader, in a position in which you can successfully navigate the subject area of network management and apply its concepts to your particular situation.