ErgonomiX:IPAM™ IP Address Management - Features and Benefits

	an easy replication and reporting of the data to destinations who need the information in a list oriented form,
	is important for data transfer and utilisation to the modules provisioning data regarding corresponding services to the network and
	allows for efficient data handling using standard databases.

Open API

ErgonomiX:IPAM™ provides an open API for external applications to support:
 

	reservation, assignment or releasing of IP addresses or ranges
	queries from the API to allow read access to stored information and allow reporting from ErgonomiX:IPAM™'s database.

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Address Space

	administers all public address space acquired, reserved and/or utilised for own and/or end customers purposes
	on main level of the stored information, large blocks, purchased from the according authority or assigned by a service provider are presented
	with according entries of several different types, theses spaces are divided and sub-divided into
	sub-trees associated with business units,
	regions and
	buildings etc

Address Space partitioning

Free space is presented as according entries within the tree to provide an easy overview about unused address ranges. Any given public IP address range can in principle be partitioned into as many pieces as being appropriate for the customers needs. As a default, at least five levels of sub-partitioning are available.

Device specific information

	When an address gets assigned to a specific service, also a device type and a device id can be assigned to that address.
	In turn, from that device type, device specific information form can be reached.
	Device specific information can be administered on a per device or on a per service bases.

GUI Layout

	The central GUI form for administering IP addresses, ranges and pools is tree oriented.
	The presentation reflects the tree structure of the partitioning of a given IP block or pool in the real world.
	Within the tree the assignment of ranges and sub-ranges can easily be specified to
	sub-organisations or
	business objectives or
	specific service types .

Access Control

	The product provides several facilities to control individual access of users and user groups.
	Access to parts of the data can be controlled.
	Identification and authentication of the user is done at login time.
	Access on a per IP Address Pool or IP Block basis configurable by administrator.
	Administrator can
	hide a block or pool completely from users or groups,
	can provide read access only
	or allow for updating the according entries.
	such grant always includes all sub-entries in the database.

Re-Organisation / Consolidation
 

	Renumbering and restructuring procedures according to customers needs from architectural point of view available
	Entries can be edited regarding the address space or type involving all subentries to be changed accordingly
	So far the re-organisation of a given IP number space is supported on a per block or per pool basis.
	Customer specific needs such as updates of associated data or automated overwrite of existing duplicate or overlapping date within the re-numbering process must be individually specified but can be implemented.

Provisioning
 

	ErgonomiX:IPAM™ provides the general means for automated provisioning of the IP addresses and according service oriented data to network elements such as routers, DHCP servers, etc.
	Services can be activated, blocked, suspended or deactivated in the live network.
	The ErgonomiX:IPAM™ keeps the network up-to-date with the information stored within its database as far as DCN connectivity to the live network is existing.
	For the purpose of network provisioning, the product also keeps information regarding future IP address space structure and IP address assignment in addition to the current information.
	ErgonomiX:IPAM™ can be adapted or enhanced so, that with the assignment of an IP address range to a service, the appropriate network element is fed with the necessary information in the appropriate way.
	Service provisioning depends on the actual needs of the customer and on the network elements being utilised.

Miscellaneous

Standard functions of ErgonomiX:IPAM™ are:
 

	National language support on database level as well as on GUI
	Application Authentication
	Process Monitoring
	User Access Management
	Alarm Management
	Tracing / logging on all levels
	Online Help