Device Management Functionality - An Analysis
This document takes a critical look at the management interfaces provided by networking equipment- routers, switches and VPN devices. Features provided by current products are examined, and evolving trends in the industry are surveyed.
The document doesn't dwell on the configuration of specific features, but only considers the architectural and interface issues. Specific configuration features -say, number of security levels of users, key configuration etc - are better addressed with reference to the specific product functionality.
In the subsequent sections, we consider different aspects of device management, and discuss evolving trends from a device vendor's perspective. Based on this, we offer a few recommendations for implementing appropriate management functionality on the device....
