Policy-Based Network Management

ALSO CALLED: Policy-Based Management (Network Management), Policy-Based Networking, Group Policy Management, Network Policy Management, PBN, Network Resource Management, Policy Management
DEFINITION: Policy-based management is an administrative approach that is used to simplify the management of a given endeavor by establishing policies to deal with situations that are likely to occur. Policies are operating rules that can be referred to as a way to maintain order, security, consistency, or otherwise furth a goal or mission. For example, a town council might have a policy against hiring the relatives  … 
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POLICY-BASED NETWORK MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  of council members for civic positions. Each time that situation arises, council members can refer to the policy, rather than having to make decisions on a case-by-case basis.In the computing world, policy-based management is used as an administrative tool throughout an enterprise or  network, or on workstations that have multiple users. Policy-based management includes policy-based network management, the use of delineated policies to control access to and priorities for the use of resources. Policy-based management is often used in systems management.Policy-based management of a multi-user workstation … 
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