Network management involves a private
monitoring network activity with an outdated protocol analyzer. In other words
it can be explained as the management activity, which involves in a distributed
database, higher end workstatations and auto polling of network devices
creating real time views of network changes and traffic. Typically network
management is a service that utilizes a variety of tools, application and
devices to help human network managers in the monitoring and maintaining of
networks.
Important Components of Network
Management
Network management helps in top-level
administration and maintenance of huge networks, for ex in telecommunications,
or set of network computers, Functions that a network management are security,
control, monitoring, allocation, implementation, co-ordination and planning.
Role of Protocols in Network
management
As you know network management will
be in huge networks, it is controlled by a variety of protocols including SNMP,
Common Information Model, Transaction Language 1, Netconf, WBEM and CMIP.
Network Management Routing
Process
Routing
is a process of selecting paths in a network to send data, its an important
functionality in the area of network management. Technically speaking the
addressed packets send from their source to their desired destination through
nodes, these are popularly called as routers.
Importance of Security management
Security
management plays an important role in network management. This protects a
network from intruders from an unauthorized location or inside the network. It
control access and it includes several sub-functions namely distribution
control of encrypted keying material,
subscriber access control , and reporting and distribution of security events.
Importance of configuration
management
This management helps both in security
and quality areas. This management has security features
in a network and can control the changes made to the
software, documentation, hardware or firmware. This
helps the network management under control maintaining
top quality and security to the whole network.