<s>
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
(	O
IPAM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
methodology	O
implemented	O
in	O
computer	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
planning	O
and	O
managing	O
the	O
assignment	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
and	O
closely	O
related	O
resources	O
of	O
a	O
computer	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
typically	O
provide	O
Domain	B-Protocol
Name	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
(	O
DNS	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
Dynamic	B-Protocol
Host	I-Protocol
Configuration	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
DHCP	B-Protocol
)	O
services	O
,	O
but	O
manages	O
information	O
for	O
these	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
functionality	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
controlling	O
reservations	O
in	O
DHCP	B-Protocol
and	O
other	O
data	O
aggregation	O
and	O
reporting	O
capabilities	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
common	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
tracked	O
by	O
an	O
IPAM	O
system	O
may	O
include	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
in	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
associated	O
devices	O
and	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IPAM	O
tools	O
are	O
increasingly	O
important	O
as	O
new	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
networks	O
are	O
deployed	O
with	O
large	O
address	O
pools	O
of	O
128-bit	O
hexadecimal	O
numbers	O
and	O
new	O
subnetting	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
