Core Network Services
Every business infrastructure must be powerfully supported by core network services, which enable all network interactions.
DNS is short for Domain Name System, which is the naming system for devices or other resources connected either to a private network or to the internet. DNS takes each of the participating entities and associates them with assigned domain names. These names, easily understood and remembered by humans, are then translated to numerical IP (Internet Protocol) addresses needed for identifying and locating computer devices and services.
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol used on IP networks. A DHCP server makes it possible for computers to automatically request IP addresses and networking parameters. The server dynamically assigns an IP address to each network device, enabling them to communicate with other IP networks. Without a DHCP server, a network administrator must manually assign IP addresses to network devices.
IPAM stands for IP Address Management. It is a methodology for planning andmanaging the use and assignment of IP addresses and related resources of acomputer network. It usually doesn’t provide DNS and DHCP services—it manages information that these provide.
