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Dynamic Configuration Server

“Communications service providers must re-evaluate their DHCP infrastructures to deal with advanced IP based services and increased network complexity.  Successful deployments of VoIP, TriplePlay, and IMS will require flexible DHCP solutions that can provide a consistent service, regardless of the environment.” - Dan Golding, Senior Analyst, Burton Group

Most desktops, laptops, VoIP phones and mobile systems rely on DHCP servers to connect to the network. DHCP is invisible when everything is working well. But new services stretch the capabilities of most DHCP servers, which weren’t designed to meet the needs of next-generation networks and the always-on enterprise

Nominum Foundation Dynamic Configuration Server (DCS) is a commercial-grade DHCP server that offers flexible, scalable and highly available DHCP services. DCS augments basic DHCP operations with a high-performance architecture, open interfaces for integration with other systems, and failover capabilities for optimal service levels.  

DCS Benefits Include:

  • Configurable lease assignment rules
  • Open interfaces for integration with other systems
  • High throughput under load
  • Simplified management for complex networks
  • Flexible IETF failover

The flexible, scalable and reliable DHCP services provided by DCS are essential to today’s increasingly critical and complex network services:

Always-on enterprise: DCS offers high throughput, even under heavy loads. You can reconfigure DCS on-the-fly, without interrupting services. And failover protects DHCP services from server or component failures.

Differentiated services: DCS supports differentiated services or complex network environments with flexible lease assignments. Assignments can be based on user-defined attributes, vendor-specific attributes, or other real-time information from external systems.

Reliable VoIP: Ensure that VoIP phones can always get dial-tone by implementing failover between DCS servers.

IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): Carriers and service providers implementing the IMS framework need a DHCP solution that integrates easily with the IMS framework and adapts to changing requirements. DCS has the scalability and flexibility to be an integral part of an IMS implementation.