A NETWORK MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR MANAGING A FLOW OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC

摘要

A network management assembly is disclosed for managing a flow of network management traffic across a network comprising a plurality of discrete network domains. The assembly comprises a first management terminal which is arranged to transmit network management traffic to each of the network domains via a respective first communication link and a second management terminal which is arranged to receive network management traffic from each of the network domains via a respective second communication link. Each of the first communication links are arranged to permit a flow of network management traffic from the first management terminal to the respective domain and prevent a flow of network management traffic from the respective domain to the first management terminal. Each of the second communication links are similarly arranged to permit a flow of network management traffic from the respective domain to the second management terminal and prevent a flow of network management traffic from the second management terminal to the respective domain. This arrangement is found to minimise the exposure of a particular communications link to information about the network.