Understanding Policy-Based Networking

By Shai Herzog and Dave Kosiur

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471388041
• ISBN13: 9780471388043
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great Book !!!

For some one that have never done anything related to Policy-Base Networking it was very easy to understand. It took me by the hand and started with a basic overview, and got deeper and deeper. I was able to create a model in UML with it. Great book

Primer to PBN suitable for those who seek an overview

Although case studies and some technical details (in the form of algorithms) are included, this book is more of a primer to the PBN field for those who are new to the concept. Readers who already have some ideal of SLAs and QOS will find it useful in understanding the big picture of enabling differentiated services over networks, and in catching up with recent developments. It must be noted that work in the field is still ongoing, so even though the basic principles stated are applicable in most scenarios, some of the information given is likely to be superseded in the near future.