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Preparing network configurations for IPv6 renumbering

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Leroy, Damien [UCL] Bonaventure, Olivier [UCL]

The difficulty of renumbering a network-i.e., adding and removing an Internet Protocol (IP) prefix cue to a provider change or a network merger-is a real issue for most network administrators. In this paper, we propose a set of macros that can be used in configuration files. These allow network administrators to write generic configurations that are independent of the public IPv6 prefixes allocated to their network. We explain how to apply our macros to key configuration files, namely firewall access lists, Domain Name Service and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and how to use this mechanism in a full renumbering process. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2009
Language Anglais
Journal information "International Journal of Network Management" - Vol. 19, no. 5, p. 415-426 (2009)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Chichester)
issn 1055-7148
e-issn 1099-1190
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SST/ICTM/INGI - Pôle en ingénierie informatique
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Bibliographic reference Leroy, Damien ; Bonaventure, Olivier. Preparing network configurations for IPv6 renumbering. In: International Journal of Network Management, Vol. 19, no. 5, p. 415-426 (2009)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/34162