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Article: IP address management is key: an IPAM solution can buttress a disciplined network management approach.(IP Connections)(internet protocol)
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- Communications News
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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Effective management of the IP network requires a set of disciplined processes and tools to plan, deploy and manage converged IP services. A key component among this set of tools and processes is IP address management (IPAM), which is employed to track and manage IP address space and supporting network services. IPAM involves the creation and tracking of an IP address plan to accurately model IP address and subnet assignments. This plan serves as the foundation upon which IP address moves, adds and changes can be applied.
The IP address plan also serves as the definitive source of configuration information supporting network services, namely, dynamic host ...