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Rationalizing and Optimizing Network Services Management

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Technology Category	Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) was using SAURON, a solution combining free software and manual development for their IP Addresses Management (IPAM) tool. However, this solution did not offer scalability and did not support IPv6. The university's infrastructure was highly compatible with IPv6 and had been providing IPv6 addresses for more than a year in some VLANs test environments. The corporate website servers also used the dual stack protocol i.e. both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. However, Sauron was not 100% compatible with IPv6, which was an issue that needed to be addressed. The university was considering a complete renovation of the systems architecture using a professional tool to improve what it offers on campus. The new technology should integrate XIXARE, its own addresses routing system. Read More
About Customer	The University of the Basque Country (University del Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea) is an academic institution with a long educational lineage that took its name in 1980. That year, UPV/ EHU replaced the University of Bilbao but kept intact the original intend to follow in the footsteps of the 1936 Basque University, the first public university of the autonomous Basque government. Currently, the university welcomes more than 50,000 students. The university has its own public addressing both in IPv4 and IPv6 - basically it has class B network in IPv4 and a /48 in IPv6. The university has been preparing its infrastructure for years to eventually deploy IPv6 services. Read More
Solution	The University finally chose the bid submitted by EfficientIP as the management is very simple and time saving for the technical engineers. The project included the installation of several hardware appliances: two NSIPAM 2000 to manage the infrastructure and the DNS and DHCP services as well as two NSIPAM 500 to deal with the external DNS queries on the Vizcaya Campus; and two NSIPAM 500, one on the Álava Campus and the other on the Guipúzcoa Campus, to respond to the internal DNS and DHCP needs. The new system will not only considerably reduce the time spent assigning IP addresses; it will also provide the following benefits: Enhance the DNS and DHCP services for the years to come, Leverage existing investments by integrating the University’s own IPAM, Integrate IPv6 at 100%, Save maintenance costs when switching from generic DNS and DHCP servers to hardware appliances, Maintain and enhance the services reliability, Shortly increase the service capacity to respond to nowadays incessant demands for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Networks & Connectivity - Network Management & Analysis Software

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) was using SAURON, a solution combining free software and manual development for their IP Addresses Management (IPAM) tool. However, this solution did not offer scalability and did not support IPv6. The university's infrastructure was highly compatible with IPv6 and had been providing IPv6 addresses for more than a year in some VLANs test environments. The corporate website servers also used the dual stack protocol i.e. both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. However, Sauron was not 100% compatible with IPv6, which was an issue that needed to be addressed. The university was considering a complete renovation of the systems architecture using a professional tool to improve what it offers on campus. The new technology should integrate XIXARE, its own addresses routing system.

About Customer

The University of the Basque Country (University del Pais Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea) is an academic institution with a long educational lineage that took its name in 1980. That year, UPV/ EHU replaced the University of Bilbao but kept intact the original intend to follow in the footsteps of the 1936 Basque University, the first public university of the autonomous Basque government. Currently, the university welcomes more than 50,000 students. The university has its own public addressing both in IPv4 and IPv6 - basically it has class B network in IPv4 and a /48 in IPv6. The university has been preparing its infrastructure for years to eventually deploy IPv6 services.

Solution

The University finally chose the bid submitted by EfficientIP as the management is very simple and time saving for the technical engineers. The project included the installation of several hardware appliances: two NSIPAM 2000 to manage the infrastructure and the DNS and DHCP services as well as two NSIPAM 500 to deal with the external DNS queries on the Vizcaya Campus; and two NSIPAM 500, one on the Álava Campus and the other on the Guipúzcoa Campus, to respond to the internal DNS and DHCP needs. The new system will not only considerably reduce the time spent assigning IP addresses; it will also provide the following benefits: Enhance the DNS and DHCP services for the years to come, Leverage existing investments by integrating the University’s own IPAM, Integrate IPv6 at 100%, Save maintenance costs when switching from generic DNS and DHCP servers to hardware appliances, Maintain and enhance the services reliability, Shortly increase the service capacity to respond to nowadays incessant demands for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Impact #1	Enhanced the DNS and DHCP services for the years to come.
Impact #2	Leveraged existing investments by integrating the University’s own IPAM.
Impact #3	Integrated IPv6 at 100%.

Impact #1

Enhanced the DNS and DHCP services for the years to come.

Impact #2

Leveraged existing investments by integrating the University’s own IPAM.

Impact #3

Integrated IPv6 at 100%.

Benefit #1	Shortly increase the service capacity to respond to nowadays incessant demands for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Benefit #1

Shortly increase the service capacity to respond to nowadays incessant demands for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

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Rationalizing and Optimizing Network Services Management

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