Patent Granted for IPv4-IPv6 Integration
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| January 13, 2010
BT Diamond IP, a provider of software and appliance products, has been awarded U.S. Patent 7,623,547 for "Internet Protocol Address Management System and Method." This patent describes an IP Address Management (IPAM) system which supports both IPv4 and IPv6 address space using a unique hierarchical container structure and block allocation techniques. The structure and techniques have been implemented in BT Diamond IP products, initially in the NetControl product and in its successor, IPControl.