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October 21, 2003
Intelliden Chief Strategy Officer Publishes Book On Policy-Based Network Management
--Boeing, British Telecom and Sandia National Laboratories Show Support--
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 21, 2003 - Intelliden Corporation, the intelligent networking company, today announced that Intelliden chief strategy officer John C. Strassner has authored a new book on policy-based network management (PBNM). The 516-page book, “Policy-Based Network Management: Solutions For the Next Generation” presents a new approach to PBNM that unites the business, system, and implementation spheres.
“John has once again pointed the way we must go on our journey to make IP networks into the tool we need them to be,” said Craig Dupler, associate technical fellow – network, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “He clearly describes both the value proposition for policy-based network management, and explains what we must do to realize that value.”
PBNM systems enable business rules and procedures to be translated into policies that configure and control the network and its services. In the book, Strassner discusses architectural principles for PBNM and describes policy models. One model in particular, Directory Enabled Networks New Generation (DEN-ng), was specifically constructed to bind information and data models to management architectures. As networks become larger and more complex, creating policies for them has become a crucial step in the management of network systems.
“This is a must read for anyone seeking to understand policy-based automation in complex network environments,” said Curtis Keliiaa, senior member of technical staff in telecommunication operations, Sandia National Laboratories. “It provides the reader with the essential knowledge needed to manage the increasing complexity of today’s network management challenges. The corporate executive, technology architect, or technical practitioner will find this a most valuable resource for strategic planning and tactical implementation.”
“As one who believes the implementation of PBNMs is critical to the future growth of the network industry, I welcome the addition of this work,” said Mike McLoughlin, consultant systems engineer, British Telecom. “It provides a clear vision—built from first principals—of the constituent parts of PBNM, condensed around the DEN-ng/TeleManagement Forum New Generation Operations Systems and Software (NGOSS) open standards. Its application of these principals to real-world examples shows that PBNM systems can now be built.”
“Policy management is fundamental for defining behavior and is a pre-requisite for autonomic computing,” said Dale Hecht, Intelliden president and CEO. “John’s industry leadership is enabling Intelliden to build his standards-based policy vision into the Intelliden R-Series™ software solution for the benefit of customers and partners everywhere.”
Strassner is the inventor of Directory Enabled Networks (DEN). He is a former Cisco fellow who was instrumental in setting the course for directory- and policy-enabled products and technologies within the industry. His first book, “Directory Enabled Networks,” described DEN as a new paradigm for managing and provisioning networks and networked applications. He plays an active role in the TeleManagement Forum, a non-profit global organization that provides leadership, strategic guidance and practical solutions to improve the management and operation of information and communications services.
The book, published by Morgan Kaufmann, is available at the publisher’s Web site, www.mkp.com, and Amazon.com.
About Intelliden Corporation
With the Intelliden R-Series, networks become more intelligent and efficient by dynamically responding to business priorities, which allows businesses and organizations to reduce costs, optimize network resources, increase network security and accelerate service activation. The Intelliden R-Series™ software suite consists of four intelligent networking product pillars: Auditing and Reporting, Configuration and Control, Provisioning and Activation, and Security Management. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., Intelliden has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and London. For more information, visit www.intelliden.com.
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