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Network Administration
The terms network administrator, network specialist, and network analyst
designate job positions of engineers involved in computer networks - the
people who carry out network administration.
Network administrators are the network equivalent of system administrators: they maintain the hardware and software that comprises the network. This normally includes the deployment, maintenance and monitoring of active network gear: switches, routers, firewalls, etc. Network administration commonly includes activities such as network address assignment, assignment of routing protocols and routing table configuration, maintenance of file servers, intrusion detection systems, etc.
They also perform network management functions including:
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network specialists and analysts concentrate on the network design and
security, particularly troubleshooting and/or debugging network-related
problems.