Network Management using Internet Technologies

Abstract

As networks grow in size, speed and flexibility, the role of network management becomesincreasingly important. Recent developments in Internet technologies might provide the capabilitiesthat are well suited to the solutions of some very challenging, outstanding problems in networkmanagement. The increasing popularity of the World Wide Web, with its established user interfaceand the ability to run on almost any platform, offers a new way to provide wide access to complexsoftware applications. The goal of this paper is to describe some key capabilities of Internettechnologies and critically assess whether there is a match between these technologies and theneeds in managing networks.