Understanding Policy-Based Networking

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 data- bases 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 Foreword

Introduction

Part 1: A New Network Management Paradigm

Chapter 1: New Services, New Requirements

Chapter 2: Introduction to Policy-Based Networking

Part 2: The Componets of Policy-Based Networking

Chapter 3: What are Policies

Chapter 4: Architectures for Policy-Based Networking

Chapter 5: Creating and Manageing Policies

Chapter 6: The Policy Repository

Chapter 7: The Policy Decision Point

Chapter 8: Policy Enforcements Points

Chapter 9: Monitoring Network Behavior and Policies

Chapter 10: An Example of Policy Processing

Chapter 11: The Role of Standards in Policy-Based Networking

Chapter 12: Directory-Enabled Netorks Initiative

Part 3: Applications of Policy-Based Networking

Chapter 13: An INtroduction to Quality of Service

Chapter 14: Policies for Quality of Service

Chapter 15: Policies for Network Security

Chapter 16: Policy-Based Networking for Enterprises

Chapter 17: Policy-Based Networking for Service Providers

Chapter 18: Deploying Policy-Based Networking Systems

Index