Understanding Policy–Based Networking (Networking Council) - Softcover

Kosiur, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471388041 ISBN 13: 9780471388043

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

DAVE KOSIUR is an analyst with the Burton Group, specializing in internetworking issues, VPNs, and policy–based networking. The recipient of the Computer Press Book Award for Excellence for the Macworld Networking Bible, Kosiur is the author of Building and Managing Virtual Private Networks (Wiley).

From the Back Cover

"Clearly and fully describes the ever more important world of policy–based networking."
Scott Bradner

With its ability to speed up network operations and provide critical business services, policy–based networking (PBN) is fast becoming the solution of choice for many of today’s most vexing network management problems. Written by industry analyst Dave Kosiur, this book offers a comprehensive overview of all the concepts, protocols, and systems you’ll need to understand before you can take advantage of this important new model of network management.

With the help of real–world case studies from both ISPs and enterprise networks, Kosiur clearly explains how policy networking ties together diverse interfaces and devices, how you can use it to offer a variety of user–demanded services, and how to go about deciding whether it’s right for your organization. With this book, you’ll learn to:

• Choose the right PBN architecture for your specific needs
• Create and manage policies
• Use directories and relational databases to store policies
• Deploy policy decision points (PDPs) and policy enforcement points (PEPs)
• Monitor network behavior and services
• Take advantage of such protocols as COPS, LDAP, SNMP, and CORBA
• Use Directory Enabled Networking (DEN) in PBN
• Set up Quality of Service (QoS), network security services, and other emerging services

Networking Council Books put technology into perspective for decision–makers who need an implementation strategy, a vendor and outsourcing strategy, and a product and design strategy. The series advisors are three of the most influential leaders of the networking community:

LYMAN CHAPIN Chief Scientist at BBN Technologies, CTO for GTE Technology Organization, and founding trustee of the Internet Society

SCOTT BRADNER Senior Consultant for Harvard University, Transport Area Director IETF, trustee of the Internet Society, and ISOC VP of Standards

VINTON CERF Senior Vice President for Internet Architecture and Technology at MCI WorldCom, founding President of the Internet Society, and co–inventor of TCP/IP

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471388041
• ISBN 13: 9780471388043
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368