Core Network Services
Core network services are essential for all networks and applications. Put simply: without core network services, IP-based networks and applications grind to a halt. They provide the “glue” that binds networks, users, devices, applications, and policies.
IP networks and applications are increasingly dependent on core network services and the interchange among them. For example, Microsoft’s Active Directory makes extensive use of DNS to function correctly. Voice over IP (VoIP) depends upon DHCP and TFTP in order to work. Secure wireless access requires RADIUS for 802.1X authentication. Network Access Control (NAC) requires tight integration between RADIUS and DHCP. And most modern applications—including e-mail, ERP, CRM, and all web-based applications—are heavily dependent on DNS. The importance of core network services is poised to increase even further due to the growth in IP-enabled devices—such as RFID systems, VoIP handsets, wireless devices, etc.—and the advent of new requirements to support mobility, convergence, security, and compliance.
ISC has partnered with Infoblox to provide for the design, implementation and on-going support for their Core Network Services appliances and applications. Who is Infoblox and why does ISC believe in the need for this technology? Please read on!
Infoblox pioneered the development of core network services appliances, which deliver utility-grade domain name resolution (DNS), IP address assignment and management (DHCP/IPAM), authentication and authorization (RADIUS), configuration (TFTP/HTTP), and network time (NTP). Infoblox solutions control and automate the core services that drive all networks and applications.
Infoblox delivers the industry’s most powerful and widely deployed platform for controlling and automating core network services. Infoblox solutions can add control and automation to your existing infrastructure, or can replace your legacy infrastructure with a consolidated, unified, enterprise-wide system. You can add centralized visibility and management for your existing Microsoft DNS and DHCP services on Windows® platforms using the Infoblox IPAM WinConnect solution. Alternatively, you can replace your legacy systems with an Infoblox appliance grid.
Infoblox appliances are purpose-built, high-performance hardware devices that serve as the foundation of Infoblox solutions. They ship standard with the security-hardened Infoblox NIOS™ software, a high-performance operating system that supports a series of service delivery modules and an API for easy integration with third-party systems. Infoblox’s patented grid technology allows a group of distributed appliances to perform and be managed as a unified system.