Audience

This manual is designed for Network Operations Center (NOC) personnel who monitor a Juniper Networks router.

It assumes that you have a broad understanding of networks in general, the Internet in particular, networking principles, and network configuration. This manual assumes that you are familiar with one or more of the following Internet routing protocols: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) router discovery, Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP), Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP), Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Personnel operating the equipment must be trained and competent; must not conduct themselves in a careless, willfully negligent, or hostile manner; and must abide by the instructions provided by the documentation.