Protocol Management in Computer Networks

Addressing network management, communications protocols and data networks, this manual examines a unique method in which protocols and mechanisms are broken down into simple management tasks. It helps readers steer their way through the history of network management and communications protocols, and explores the design of new protocols and the construction of complex networks operating under a simpler paradigm. The book eliminates the distinction between protocols and management, as well as the distinctions made in phases throughout a network's lifecycle.