Distributed network management creates multiple control points to administer and control a computer network, providing redundancy and flexibility. It avoids potential flaws in a single Network Operations Center system and allows for easier administrator tracking and staffing across different regions and time zones.
Distributed network management is the creation of multiple master locations used to administer and control various resources of a computer network. An easy way to create a network is with a single Network Operations Center (NOC) used as a control point for system administration. There are potential problems with this type of setup, however, especially as the number of resources and users grows to very high levels. Distributed network management alleviates some of these possible problems by creating multiple points used to control and administer a system.
The basic structure of distributed network management concerns how administrators monitor and control a network. In many systems, a single Network Operations Center or NOC is used to manage a network. This can work well, especially for small systems, but a failure within this NOC can bring the entire network down. The NOC also serves as a central location for hiring IT technicians and administrators, which reduces opportunities for a wider range of professionals.
Distributed network management is often used to avoid or reduce these potential flaws in a NOC system. A major benefit of using multiple control points is that redundancy can be built in more easily. If one control center or core goes down due to power outages, catastrophic emergencies, or simply a data failure, other cores can be used to continue monitoring and running the network. Businesses that depend on major networks or the Internet can suffer huge losses from even a short period of server inaccessibility or outages, which can be reduced through redundancy.
Using distributed network management also allows you to physically deploy a system across different regions of a country or the world. For example, a company in the United States, which is located in the western part of the country, could experience problems if problems occur early in the morning. On the eastern side, the time difference could create a demand on the servers while admins are still unavailable. Using distributed network management, a company can have operations centers in multiple time zones, allowing for easier administrator tracking and staffing.
This problem becomes even more pronounced when multiple countries are considered. Any major company with offices around the world could experience network efficiency issues from users in the United States, Japan, and England trying to access a server in India. Using distributed network management, multiple locations can be established which allows for more flexible location and better access from around the world.
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