Which term is associated with monitoring traffic conditions and network status?

Which term is associated with monitoring traffic conditions and network status?

• A. Open SDN
• B. Management Plane
• C. Hybrid SDN
• D. Orchestration

Answer: (B)

Monitoring traffic conditions and network status is a management function. The management plane handles observing, configuring, and maintaining network devices, providing telemetry, performance metrics, alarms, logs, and other status information. This is exactly what you rely on to understand how the network is performing and to respond to issues. It sits separate from the data plane, which actually forwards packets, and from the control plane, which makes routing decisions in SDN contexts. The other terms describe different aspects of network design or automation—Open SDN and Hybrid SDN refer to deployment approaches, while Orchestration focuses on coordinating services across the network—not primarily on ongoing monitoring.

Monitoring traffic conditions and network status is a management function. The management plane handles observing, configuring, and maintaining network devices, providing telemetry, performance metrics, alarms, logs, and other status information. This is exactly what you rely on to understand how the network is performing and to respond to issues. It sits separate from the data plane, which actually forwards packets, and from the control plane, which makes routing decisions in SDN contexts. The other terms describe different aspects of network design or automation—Open SDN and Hybrid SDN refer to deployment approaches, while Orchestration focuses on coordinating services across the network—not primarily on ongoing monitoring.