Christopher ramming, Program Manager, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office A thorough comprehensive care management of mobile ad hoc networks Mobile ad hoc networking is a hot topic, the more important in both commercial and military arenas. Of the two experts in the field, Policy-Based Mobile Ad hoc Network Management provides comprehensive coverage of the management challenges associated with mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) and includes in-depth discussion of how policy-based network management can be used to increase automation in the management of ad hoc networks mobile. This book provides readers with a complete understanding of mobile ad hoc network management and related topics, including: management requirements? Network for MANETs, with emphasis on the differences between management requirements for MANETs as compared to static, wireline networks ? The use of policies for managing MANETs to increase automation and to tie together management components via policies Policy conflict? Detection and resolution Aspects of MANETs that need to be re-configured and in all layers of the protocol stack? Methodology to provide survivability in the face of both hard and soft failures in MANETs? ? Solution components Quality of Service (QoS) management for MANETs based on the paradigm is widely used Differentiated Services (DiffServ) Important issues? Open research in the field of MANET management Policy-Driven Mobile Ad hoc Network Management is the ideal resource for professionals, researchers, and advanced graduate students in the field of IP network management who are interested in mobile ad hoc networks.