Chapter 3. The Generic Provisioning Problem
Chapter 2, "IP Architecture Overview," looked at some of the technologies and standards that are being developed within the Internet community. However, the deployment of these technologies is usually a complex and difficult undertaking. The rollout of the technology within a network requires configuring the different devices within the network that support those technologies. Policy-based techniques can help alleviate the management issues associated with the rollout of these technologies.
The configuration and provisioning of new technologies is complex for a variety of reasons. One of the challenges is that deployment requires configuring a large number of devices in a typical-sized network. Another ...
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