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Understanding Policy-Based Networking
Get the big picture on policy networking with this guide from one of the leaders of policy-based standards efforts
With the advent of policy servers, network administrators no longer have to create data traffic rules (policy) by hand. This book will sort out the hype from the reality for this important advance in networking.
The authors provide examples and case studies as well as product roadmaps and suggestions for possible migration paths from the old labor-intensive management to next-generation PBNs (policy-based networks). Readers will learn more about the first network services set up for policy-based management including Quality of Service (QoS), the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) in Win2000, the LDAP directory technology, and other services nearing standards completion.
Networking Council Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
A NEW NETWORK MANAGEMENT PARADIGM.
New Services, New Requirements.
Introduction to Policy-Based Networking.
THE COMPONENTS OF POLICY-BASED NETWORKING.
What Are Policies?
Architectures for Policy-Based Networking.
Creating and Managing Policies.
The Policy Repository.
The Policy Decision Point.
Policy Enforcement Points.
Monitoring Network Behavior and Policies.
An Example of Policy Processing.
The Role of Standards in Policy-Based Networking.
Directory-Enabled Networks Initiative.
APPLICATIONS OF POLICY-BASED NETWORKING.
An Introduction to Quality of Service.
Policies for Quality of Service.
Policies for Network Security.
Policy-Based Networking for Enterprises.
Policy-Based Networking for Service Providers.
Deploying Policy-Based Networking Systems.
Appendix A: References.
Appendix B: Vendors and Products.
Appendix C: Glossary.
Index.
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