Cisco Cisco Prime Network Registrar 8.0 Data Sheet
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Extensibility: Powerful, industry-leading extension support for both IPv4 and IPv6 allows network operators
to alter and customize DHCP server operations for both IPv4 and IPv6, improving network security, network
performance and third party application integration.
New in Release 8.0
The newest release of Cisco Prime Network Registrar (formerly Cisco Network Registrar) adds these significant
features and benefits:
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A new, robust IPAM solution: Innovative tools provide centralized, full-lifecycle support of IP addresses,
facilitating easy, integrated management of IPv4 and IPv6 address space, address assignment, and
allocation/reallocation - as well DHCP configurations - all in one solution.
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DNS caching server: The Cisco Prime Network Registrar DNS caching server improves
speed/performance of high volume recursive queries. The DNS caching server performs DNSSEC
validation, authenticating the origin of DNS data as it transits the network and protecting resource records
against DNS vulnerabilities such as DNS cache poisoning. The DNS caching server also supports DNS64,
providing IPv4 access for hosts with only an IPv6 address.
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Componentized licensing: Cisco Prime Network Registrar is licensed by component - DHCP, DNS, IPAM,
and DNS Caching are all licensed individually in order to meet different customers’ requirements.
and DNS Caching are all licensed individually in order to meet different customers’ requirements.
Components can be purchased individually or as one of two suites (DHCP/DNS or DHCP/DNS/IPAM).
Table 1 provides a detailed listing of enhancements and new features of Cisco Prime Network Registrar.
Table 1.
Enhancements and New Features of Cisco Prime Network Registrar
Enhancements and New Features
Description
Benefits
IP Address Planning
Intuitive GUI
The IPAM module provides a web-based interface
that allows users to associate address blocks easily
with geography, topology, or other user-defined
hierarchies.
that allows users to associate address blocks easily
with geography, topology, or other user-defined
hierarchies.
Administrators can quickly visualize the network
and allocate addresses based on current and future
requirements. The easy, intuitive GUI provides a
single, comprehensive view of IPv4 and IPv6
addresses.
and allocate addresses based on current and future
requirements. The easy, intuitive GUI provides a
single, comprehensive view of IPv4 and IPv6
addresses.
Planning for hierarchical IPv4 and
IPv6 address space with a
continual feedback loop
IPv6 address space with a
continual feedback loop
IPAM tools facilitate development of a disciplined
IP address plan that can be deployed, monitored
and tracked automatically. Network operators can
plan and stage IP block or subnet allocation, IP
address assignment, addition of a new DHCP pool
and associated parameters.
IP address plan that can be deployed, monitored
and tracked automatically. Network operators can
plan and stage IP block or subnet allocation, IP
address assignment, addition of a new DHCP pool
and associated parameters.
Enables continuous feedback loop to assure
accuracy and provide an overall management view.
Discovery-to-database reconciliation and exception
reporting helps enable operators to view plan
discrepancies and potential errors or rogue users.
accuracy and provide an overall management view.
Discovery-to-database reconciliation and exception
reporting helps enable operators to view plan
discrepancies and potential errors or rogue users.
User definability/flexibility and
management of IP address space
management of IP address space
A patented container architecture allows the user to
define network-specific topology, address spaces,
domains, device and block types, and associated
attributes. For example, a user can associate
address blocks with geography, topology or other
user-defined hierarchies.
define network-specific topology, address spaces,
domains, device and block types, and associated
attributes. For example, a user can associate
address blocks with geography, topology or other
user-defined hierarchies.
Network administrators can organize address
space in a manner that best matches an
organization’s structure and conforms to policies
and procedures.
space in a manner that best matches an
organization’s structure and conforms to policies
and procedures.
Automated address allocation
Automated allocation prevents requiring the
operator to manually enter IP addresses. Simplified
address renumbering allows movement of address
space where it’s needed.
operator to manually enter IP addresses. Simplified
address renumbering allows movement of address
space where it’s needed.
Improves worker productivity and network uptime,
decreasing costs, and allowing service providers
and enterprises to scale seamlessly. Optimal “best
fit” address allocation maximizes address utilization
efficiency.
decreasing costs, and allowing service providers
and enterprises to scale seamlessly. Optimal “best
fit” address allocation maximizes address utilization
efficiency.
Automated and manual IP address
and subnet reclaim
and subnet reclaim
When adding a subnet or IP address, automated
reclaim provides accuracy assurance that what the
database indicates is “free”- is actually free. The
reconciliation action then feeds back to the plan in
terms of adding or changing the database based on
discovered information or the freeing up IP
addresses or subnets through reclaim.
reclaim provides accuracy assurance that what the
database indicates is “free”- is actually free. The
reconciliation action then feeds back to the plan in
terms of adding or changing the database based on
discovered information or the freeing up IP
addresses or subnets through reclaim.
Helps ensure that the IP inventory database is
accurate and helps free up IP addresses or entire
subnets.
accurate and helps free up IP addresses or entire
subnets.