>>> David R Huberman <huberman@gblx.net> 09/24 11:11 pm >>>

> I am currently in search for a tool which will help a LIR to maintain
> its IP addresses - currently everything is listed inside an Excel file,
> which is, IMHO, a very limited way of maintaining the lists.

Global Crossing uses a complex but powerful home-grown IP database system
which, when coupled with an interface for requesting address space,
suffices for our needs. The database very cleanly aggregates and
de-aggregates blocks on the fly, tracks user information and customer
numbers, can prioritize and de-prioritize blocks for assignment, and can
report utilization statistics on an as-requested basis. Everything is
written in perl.

If there is interest, we can publish these tools as freeware/open source
for the RIPE LIR community to use.

/david

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