Cisco Network Admission Control, Volume I: NAC Framework Architecture and Design

Chapter 1Network Admission Control Overview

This chapter covers the following topics:

• What is Network Admission Control?
• NAC benefits
• NAC Framework components
• NAC Framework requirements
• NAC Framework operational overview
• NAC Framework deployment scenarios

Network Admission Control (NAC) is a technology framework sponsored by Cisco Systems, working in collaboration with many leading security vendors, that includes antivirus, remediation, and desktop management. Their focus is to work together to create solutions that limit damage from emerging security threats from malware such as worms, viruses, Trojan horses, and spyware.

This chapter describes Cisco's NAC solutions, identifies its benefits, and describes the main components of NAC Framework ...