IP Allocation / Registry Tool
Hi,
To help out in registering IP usage at our side, and for our clients,
and for their clients in turn, I needed a way of easily getting
statistics. Host counts are the easier part - the statistics of
usage in months and years to come is hard! I tried the APNIC (RIPE)
database code but it didn't fit my needs. It treats the IP objects
as a flat structure, which may be useful for tracking down resources
but not visualizing them, or doing more useful computation.
I'm now prototyping a Perl 5 ("object-oriented") tool that aims to
fulfill this need. It will store the IP space as a tree structure,
where a given node can compute for the total requirements of its children.
I also would like it to handle related tasks such as routing and
IN-ADDR.ARPA allocation, especially for classless reverse lookups which
are messier to produce by hand.
I have some preliminary code, like IP number and CIDR block objects
and methods, but I didn't find enough time yet to make something that
works. I am now wondering if there is anyone else who would have a need
for such a tool, and collaborate on it. Confederations (such as the
upcoming PHNIC) may find this very useful.
Any comments? Perhaps we could discuss it over lunch on Sunday. I would
like to hear more opinions/requirements. And, there isn't any
"original" APNIC code yet, is there?
I'd also like to know if there is existing code that does this.
Cheers,
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miguel a.l. paraz <map at iphil dot net> +63-2-893-0850
iphil communications, makati city, philippines <http://www.iphil.net>
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