Advances in Network Management

Network management is facing new challenges that stem from the growth in size, heterogeneity, pervasiveness, and complexity of network services and applications. To bring complex network systems under control, it is necessary for the IT industry to improve at developing self-managing, self-healing, and self-configuring systems. From basic concepts to research-level material, this book documents the evolution of management solutions in network management including protocols and techniques. Investigating novel management strategies for emerging networks, the text addresses inferences and dependencies between network management and application-level service management.