Network Management

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Network management incorporates an almost unlimited list of duties—basically, doing whatever it takes to keep the network running smoothing and efficiently, with minimal or no downtime.

Network Management

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Network Management defined as
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Network management is more than just managing networks. Network management is presented from the perspectives of service management, operations support systems, and business management. The platform for a network management system is discussed based on client–server architecture

Operations Administration Maintenance Provisioning (OAMP) of network and services.

Operations group is concerned with daily

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operations in providing network services. Administration is concerned with establishing and administering overall goals, policies, and procedures of network management. Installation and Maintenance (I&M) group handles functions that include both installation and repairs of facilities and equipment. Provisioning involves network planning and circuit provisioning, traditionally handled by the Engineering or Provisioning department.

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all of IT and IT services.

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Goal of Network Management The goal of network management is to ensure that the users of network are provided IT services with a quality of service that they expect. Toward meeting this goal, the management should establish a policy to either formally or informally contract an SLA with users.

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Network Management Functional Groupings
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Network Management Functional Groupings
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Network management functional groupings comprises 3 major groups : network and service provisioning network and service operations network I&M.

network and service provisioning
• Network Provisioning consists of network planning and design and is the responsibility of the Engineering group. The Engineering group keeps track of new technologies and introduces them as