IST 233 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Network Management, Fault Management, Fcaps

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Information Studies
• Course: IST 233
• Professor: David Molta

Document Summary

Review questions: explain the concept of a (cid:498)kill chain(cid:499) as applied to security management. Total cost of ownership (tco): infosec is often separate, lifecycle costs tco: hardware costs, software costs, installation costs, software licensing and hardware maintenance costs. Labor costs: five year cost of total ownership, explain the concept of network quality of service (qos), why it is becoming increasingly important and what are the key qos performance metrics. Explain the difference between rated (raw) speed and throughput. Explain the key challenges associated with managing sla"s, both as a customer and as a service provider: slas are contracts that guarantee certain levels of performance for various metrics such as speed and availability. If it is not met service providers pay a penalty. Like insurance, a guarantee won"t fall below but it will be hard to prove and enforce: guarantees for performance, explain why network traffic analysis is important when designing a network topology.