30.1 Introduction
In addition to protocols that provide network level services and application programs that use those services, an internet needs software that allows managers to debug problems, control routing, and find computers that violate protocol standards. We refer to such activities as internet mnagement.This chapter considers the ideas behind TCP/IP internet management software, and describes an internet management protocol.
Abstract from Internetworking With TCP/IP Vol I: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture Fourth Edition,
DOUGLAS E. COMER,
Department of Computer Sciences Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907,
PRENTICE HALL,
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458