Introduction to IP Address Management (Paperback)

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1 IP NETWORKING OVERVIEW.

IP Networking 101.

IP Networking 102.

Highlights of Internet Protocol History.

2 INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESSING.

The IP Header.

Binary Review.

IP Addressing.

Classless Addressing.

Special Use IPv4 Addresses.

IP Version 6 (IPv6).

IPv6 Address Allocations.

IPv6 Address Autoconfiguration.

Required Host IPv6 Addresses.

Regional Internet Registries.

Key IP Addressing Management Challenges.

3 DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL (DHCP).

Introduction.

DHCP Overview.

DHCP for IPv6 (DHCPv6).

DHCP Server Deployment Considerations.

Other Means of Dynamic Address Assignment.

Key DHCP Management Challenges.

4 THE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM (DNS).

DNS Overview—Domains and Resolution.

Name Resolution.

Zones and Domains.

Resolver Confi guration.

DNS Update.

Resource Records.

DNS Server Deployment Considerations.

Key DNS Management Challenges.

5 IP ADDRESS MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW.

Key Elements of IP Address Management.

Applications of Address Management Technologies.

Potential Impacts of Inadequate IP Address Management.

IP Address Management as Network Management.

IP Address Management Business Benefi ts.

Common Approaches and IPAM Evolution.

6 IP ADDRESS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

FCAPS Summary.

Common IP Management Tasks.

Confi guration Management.

Fault Management.

Accounting Management.

Performance Management.

Security Management.

Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity.

ITILProcess Mappings.

7 IP ADDRESS MANAGEMENT WORKFLOW.

What Is Workflow?

Workflow Realization.

Workflow Benefits.

Workflow Scenarios.

Summary.

8 IPv6 DEPLOYMENT AND IPv4 CO-EXISTENCE.

Why Implement IPv6?

Dual Stack Approach.

Tunneling Approaches.

Translation Approaches.

9 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS.

DHCP and Network Access Security.

Network Access Control (NAC).

Alternative Access Control Approaches.

Securing DHCP Servers.

DNS Vulnerabilities.

Mitigation Approaches.

DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC).

10 IP ADDRESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS CASE.

Business Case Overview.

Business Case Cost Basis.

Savings with IPAM Deployment.

Business Case Expenses.

Netting It Out: Business Case Results.

Conclusion.

Appendix A IPv4 DHCP Options.

Appendix B DHCPv6 Options.

Appendix C DNS Resource Record Summary.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

Index.