Discuss which aspect or meaning of IP extraction theory will be the focus of the research with a professor, supervisor or collaborator. Research on IP address extraction specifically or information processing extraction generally can be broad, while both are underlaid by the technical aspects of the networked Internet. This means a focus is useful in order to guide the research process.
Conduct an initial investigation of your specific focus in the topic of IP extraction theory by researching the broader literature on information extraction methodologies. Librarians at the University of California at Berkeley recommend using Internet resources and data bases to conduct broad searches for secondary sources such as subject encyclopedias that will give you a roundup of the general schools of thought.
Learn the facts about the modes of extraction you are researching through reading handbooks, tutorials or text books. Understanding theories on modifications will be possible only after you master the specifications of the processes, particularly those related to IP sourcing, according chapter nine of "SuSE Linux Guide For Geeks" by Terrehon Bowden and Bodod Bauer.
Outline the ways that the structure and design of IP extraction limit your research. For instance, the traditional way to write the netmask of an IP address is in a decimal dot notation with a quadruple of 8-bit numbers. This specific form limits the ways that extractions can take place to opening channels between computers. it consequently limits theory on how to conduct such extractions. As famed media and information theorist Marshall McLuhan, Ph.D., wrote, "we shape our tools and thereafter they shape us."
Group the different theories by approach or method. For instance, a database keyword mining technique for uncovering how information is processed by algorithmic scripts may be grouped with a keyword function that combines concepts, since both use terminology to sort information processing.
Compile citation information as you research. Write down the references following a scholarly form such as the American Psychological Association, commonly used in sociology and information studies.
Determine the relevance of your sources, possible biases or shortsightedness. Write the limits of the theories in your own words.