Chapter 12: Network Management

The continuous growth in scale and diversity of computer networks and network components has made network management one of the most challenging issues facing network administrators. It has become impossible to carry out network management functions without the support of automated tools and applications. In this chapter, the major network management issues, including network management requirements, functions, techniques, security, some wellknown network management protocols and tools, will be discussed. Location management for the wireless cellular networks will also be briefly described. Finally, policy-based network management, which is a promising direction for the next generation of network management, will be briefly described.