<s>
In	O
computer	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
,	O
the	O
management	B-Protocol
plane	I-Protocol
of	O
a	O
networking	O
device	O
is	O
the	O
element	O
of	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
configures	O
,	O
monitors	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
management	O
,	O
monitoring	O
and	O
configuration	O
services	O
to	O
,	O
all	O
layers	O
of	O
the	O
network	B-Protocol
stack	I-Protocol
and	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
should	O
be	O
distinguished	O
from	O
the	O
control	B-Protocol
plane	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
is	O
primarily	O
concerned	O
with	O
routing	B-Protocol
table	I-Protocol
and	O
forwarding	B-Protocol
information	I-Protocol
base	I-Protocol
computation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
system	O
diagrams	O
,	O
the	O
management	B-Protocol
plane	I-Protocol
is	O
typically	O
shown	O
in	O
three	O
dimensions	O
as	O
overlapping	O
the	O
network	B-Protocol
stack	I-Protocol
,	O
separated	O
by	O
a	O
dimension	O
that	O
delineates	O
the	O
power	O
plane	O
,	O
control	B-Protocol
plane	I-Protocol
,	O
data	B-Protocol
plane	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
management	B-Protocol
plane	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
