Wireless IP Scan Configuration for Targeted IPv6 Address Discovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing IP scanning methods in wireless networks are inefficient and resource-intensive, particularly with IPv6, due to the need for manual IP address list identification, leading to high time consumption and infrastructure overutilization, and often result in unwanted scanning of unnecessary IP addresses.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize user-defined IP scan configurations, including constants, ranges, and discrete values to calculate required IP addresses through permutation and combination, optimizing scanning by reducing unnecessary scans and infrastructure usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual IP address list identification is used, then scanning coverage is comprehensive, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-calculates and stores valid IP address lists before scanning operations. When a scanning request is received, the pre-computed IP lists are directly applied without manual identification or real-time calculation, significantly reducing time consumption while maintaining comprehensive scanning coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system prepares and stores backup IP address lists in advance. When scanning is needed, these pre-prepared lists are immediately deployed, cushioning against time delays that would occur during manual IP identification or real-time network discovery.
2Extent of automation
If network ID based IP calculation is used, then automated scanning is achieved, but infrastructure resource usage increases due to quintillions of IPs in IPv6
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the valid, usable IP addresses from the vast IPv6 address space by maintaining pre-computed lists of actual deployable IPs. This extraction approach allows automated scanning to proceed with only the necessary subset of addresses, dramatically reducing infrastructure resource usage compared to processing all possible IPv6 addresses.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of processing the complete IPv6 address space (excessive action), the system performs partial action by scanning only the pre-identified valid IP addresses. This partial approach achieves the necessary scanning coverage without the resource exhaustion that would result from attempting to scan all possible addresses.
3Reliability
If complete network ID scanning is performed, then all possible IPs are covered, but unwanted IP scanning occurs leading to overutilization of infrastructure resources
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and stores only the valid, intended IP addresses from the network ID space into pre-computed lists. During scanning operations, only these extracted valid IPs are targeted, eliminating wasteful scanning of unwanted or invalid addresses while maintaining complete coverage of the intended scan scope.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of IP address selection from dynamic calculation during scanning to static pre-computed values. By transforming the scanning approach to use predetermined IP lists, the system achieves complete coverage of necessary addresses while avoiding the energy loss associated with scanning unwanted IPs.
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AI summary
Embodiments herein provide a method for determining IP addresses for scanning in wireless network by a system (100). The method includes storing a plurality of IP scan configurations corresponding to various network elements in a database (108). Each of the IP scan configuration includes a plurality of IP parameters corresponding to each bit of an IP schema, where each IP parameter of the plurality of IP parameters is defined by a user. Further, the method includes receiving a request to determine a list of IP addresses required to be scanned corresponding to a network element. Further, the method includes retrieving the IP scan configuration corresponding to the network element from the database. Further, the method includes determining the list of IP addresses to be scanned based on the retrieved IP scan configuration. Further, the method includes displaying the list of IP addresses to the user.