Network Management Fundamentals

Acknowledgments

At various stages of writing this book, I had interesting discussions, support, and valuable feedback from many friends and colleagues. In particular, I would like to acknowledge Ron Biell, Steve Chang, Eva Krüger, Victor Lee, Dave McNamee, Fred Schindler, Hector Trevino, Eshwar Yedavalli, and Ralf Wolter. A very special “thank you” goes out to my dad, Helmut Clemm, who, in fact, read through the entire manuscript and, although not a “network manager,” provided many useful insights.

I also want to acknowledge this book’s production team, which is the finest anyone could ask for. Specifically, I would like to acknowledge the people I interacted with the most—Jim Schachterle, who first got the ball rolling; Raina Han and Mary Beth ...