Network Management with Smart Systems /
Larry L. Ball.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c1994.
- xvii, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- McGraw-Hill series on computer communications .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Survey of available technology; functional requirements of network management; analysis of requirements; sensory detection and identification; data fusion; decision support; communications systems; data base management.
Examines such intelligence-based technologies as neural networks, expert maintenance systems, and decision support systems that can be used to reduce operational costs and enhance revenue opportunities within networks.