Policy

  1. [General] A definite goal, course, or method of action to guide and determine present and future decisions.
  2. [Management] Policies as a set of rules to administer, manage, and control access to network resources.

This definition reflects the definition in RFC 3198. Policies are implemented or executed within a particular context, such as policies defined within a business unit. See policy goal and policy rule. See RFC 3060.

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