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What are the three network planes mentioned in the slides?

• Management, Control, and User planes

• Administration, Operation, and Maintenance planes

• Planning, Execution, and Monitoring planes

• Configuration, Performance, and Security planes

Answer explanation

Slide 3 shows the three network planes: management, control and user.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five network management layers mentioned in the slides?

• Configuration Management

• Fault Management

• Resource Management

• Security Management

Answer explanation

Slides 10 and 11 outline the standard network management layers.

What does TMN stand for in the context of network management?

• Total Management Network

• Telecommunication Management Network

• Technical Monitoring Network

• Traffic Management Network

Answer explanation

TMN is introduced on slide 7 under "Network management" and further detailed on slides 19-21. TMN stands for Telecommunication Management Network. It's a framework defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for managing open systems in a communications network.

According to the slides, what is a key feature of Software Defined Networks (SDN)?

• Increased hardware complexity

• Decentralized control structure

• Separation of hardware and software

• Limited flexibility in deployment

Answer explanation

This key feature of SDN is explicitly mentioned on slide 46, titled "Fundamental demand – separation of HW og SW".

What does NFV stand for in the context of network management?

• Network Function Virtualization

• New Functional Verification

• Network Flexibility Variance

• Node Fault Validation

Answer explanation

NFV is introduced on slide 51, titled "Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)". It's a network architecture concept that uses virtualization technologies to manage core networking functions via software rather than having to rely on hardware to handle these functions.