Role and User Discovery
After discovering the topology of the network, the policy management tool needs to discover the roles that the different devices play within the network. It also needs to discover the set of users who are present within the network, as well as the attributes of each of their users.
Role Discovery
Within a network, similar types of devices might be required to play different roles within the network. The role of the device refers to the set of functions that it is required to perform within the network. The set of roles that a device might be involved in depends on the specific policy discipline that is deployed in the network.
As an example, within the policy discipline of DiffServ networks, a router might have the role ...
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