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In computer networking, the '''management plane''' of a networking device is the element of a system that configures, monitors, and provides management, monitoring and configuration services to, all layers of the network stack and other parts of the system.[https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/standardstraining/mod63/sup/m63sup.htm] It should be distinguished from the [[Control plane|control plane]], which is primarily concerned with [[Routing table|routing table]] and [[Forwarding information base|forwarding information base]] computation.

In system diagrams, the management plane is typically shown in three dimensions as overlapping the network stack, separated by a dimension that delineates the power plane, control plane, [[Data plane|data plane]], and management plane.

== See also ==
* [[Control plane]]
* Data Plane
* [[Management interface]]

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