Does software-defined networking need software-defined network management? Today's network management discipline has numerous problems that will affect software-defined networks (SDNs). The Trouble ...

An unpaid bill might relegate traffic to a low-performance link, a network failure would lead to rerouting around the fault, or traffic from certain classes of user might always be sent over encrypted ...

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Ethernet is becoming ubiquitous on factory floors. Expectations are, for example, that Ethernet nodes in the process industries will nearly double over the next few years. The market research firm IMS ...

The most accurate definition of a network management system that I have seen comes from a Cisco training document: “In some cases, it (network management) involves a solitary network consultant ...

If the diversity, size and lack of control of your network remind you of the United Nations, your network might be a good candidate for a network management system. Configuring devices to work ...

NOC AI Agent: An AI-driven Network Operations Center (NOC) agent can continuously monitor system health, detect anomalies, and take proactive measures. For example, in case of performance degradation ...

Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, ...

The elements you need for network management, and why it matters. Maybe you're wondering why we need network management best practices. To start, all complex systems will have many different ways that ...