Controlling the status of network address space

摘要

Methods, computer systems, and computer readable media provide for automated control of the status of network address space. Blocks of networking address space assigned to a network may be allocated from a free status to a new status based upon a request to allocate a particular size block. Blocks of networking address space assigned to a network that have been allocated to a new status may be deallocated to return to a free status based upon a request to deallocate the chosen block. Blocks of networking address space assigned to a network that have been allocated and otherwise manipulated such as through a lend from another network may be reclaimed for the original network upon a request to reclaim the chosen block.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of allocating a portion of a network address space, comprising:
receiving from a user a request of a block size to allocate; selecting from a definitional listing for the network address space a block having a free status and sufficient size to cover the block size to allocate; determining whether the selected block is at least as large as a minimum lending limit set; adjusting the selected block so that the selected block is at least as large as the minimum lending limit set; and assigning a new status to the selected block within the definitional listing indicating the block is allocated.