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Internet Protocol Address Assignment

Description:

TNS manages and assigns IP address space. One aspect of maintaining this address space is the tracking of the administrative, technical and security contacts for every subnet in use at Penn State.

The Administrative Contact is the person responsible for administrative and policy concerns for machines using the assigned subnet, and is also the secondary contact with TNS for changes in the domain name system.

The Technical Contact is the person responsible for technical matters for the assigned subnet such as assigning the host part of the Internet address, and is also the primary contact with TNS for changes in the domain name system.

The Security Contact is the person responsible for the security matters for the assigned subnet such as representing the organization at computer and network security meetings and insuring that University computer and network security policies are followed.

This service is available to any Penn State organization and requires a TNS backbone connection. An Application for a Penn State Subnet is required.

Service Inquiry:

Academic and administrative units wishing to obtain information about the Internet Protocol Address Assignment Service should contact TNS through the web service inquiry form (IPAA Information Request Form) or (814) 865-6285.

Policies/Standards:

None

Forms:

One of the following forms is required for this service:

• Requesting new/additional IPv4 address space (authentication required)
• Requesting new/additional IPv6 address space (authentication required)

Existing Subnet Contacts may manipulate their own contact information via the authenticated web site

• Contacts List Self Update (authorization required)

For cases where manipulating their own contact information is not possible, authorized Contacts may submit a request for review at

• Contacts List/L-PSUDB Update Request Form (authentication required)

Service Charges and Lead Times:

There is no charge for this service.

Additional Information:

• Variable-Length Subnet Masking is a method of sub-dividing IPv4 address space into smaller, more efficient subnets.
• IPv6

last update: 26 February 2007

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