From the course: Cisco Network Security: Secure Routing and Switching
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Control, data, and management planes
From the course: Cisco Network Security: Secure Routing and Switching
Control, data, and management planes
- [Presenter] When dealing with the various networking devices that move data throughout the network there are three planes. The management plane, the control plane, and the data plane. The management plane is the connection between the workstation and the managed device, where the administrator monitors and configures services on the device such as a router or switch, Protocols in this plane include telnet, network time protocol, secure FTP, simple network management protocol, and secure shell. We work with the management plane either in-band or out-of-band. In-band management accesses the device over an active network connection using the same media and interface as the data flow. Out-of-band management accesses the device using a dedicated interface. Most consider out-of-band the most secure method and is generally preferred over in-band management. The control plane is responsible for routing protocols and routers that talk with one another. The control plane is where the device…
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