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The participants of the OARC are divided into several categories:

The participants of the OARC are divided into several categories:

* '''Implementers:''' These participants in the OARC produce all types of DNS technology such as appliances, software and all types of other network elements, which also include the load balancing hardware.

* '''Implementers:''' These participants in the OARC produce all types of DNS technology such as appliances, software and all types of other network elements, which also include load balancing hardware.

* '''Operators:''' These participants of the OARC include the root, TLD as well as the large commercial nameservers who make use of the DNS technology and produce all types of DNS services.

* '''Operators:''' These participants of the OARC include the root, [[TLD]], and large commercial nameservers who make use of DNS technology and produce all types of DNS services.

* '''Security Providers:''' These participants of the OARC are the companies who offer products as well as services which make use of the DNS information to enhance the security of their consumers.

* '''Security Providers:''' These participants of the OARC are the companies who offer products and services that make use of DNS information to enhance the security of their consumers.

* '''Researchers:''' These mostly include the ones who have a strong DNS emphasis and who are in need of accessing as well as tracing the long data related to the global DNS under both normal as well as abnormal conditions.<ref>[https://www.dns-oarc.net/ DNS-OARC]</ref>

* '''Researchers:''' These mostly includes participants who have a strong DNS emphasis and who are in need of accessing as well as tracing the long data related to the global DNS under both normal and abnormal conditions.<ref>[https://www.dns-oarc.net/ DNS-OARC]</ref>

== The functions of the OARC ==

== The functions of the OARC ==

The OARC carries out the following important functions:

The OARC carries out the following important functions:

* '''Conducting workshops:''' The OARC conducts semi-annual workshops wherein the public as well as its members participate and give presentations on all the latest topics related with the DNS. These presentations are mostly concerned with research as well as operations of the DNS.  

* '''Conducting workshops:''' The OARC conducts semi-annual workshops wherein the public as well as its members participate and give presentations on all the latest topics related to the DNS. These presentations are mostly concerned with research and operations of the DNS.  

* '''Information sharing:''' The DNS-OARC is known to provide a platform to the DNS operations community to share information as well as data. The DNS-OARC has implemented some strict confidentiality requirements and also works towards providing a secured means of communication to ensure that there is two-way sharing of information.  

* '''Information sharing:''' The DNS-OARC is known to provide a platform for the DNS operations community to share information and data. The DNS-OARC has implemented some strict confidentiality requirements and also works towards providing a secured means of communication while ensuring that there is two-way sharing of information.  

* '''Operational characterization:''' Owing to the increasing traffic levels and the extensive demand of the infrastructure such as nameservers, the OARC works towards measuring the performance as well as the load of all the important nameservers and also publishes the statistics on both the traffic types which includes the error types as well as on the traffic load.  

* '''Operational characterization:''' Owing to the increasing traffic levels and the extensive demand of the infrastructure, the OARC works towards measuring the performance and the load of all important nameservers.

* '''Tools and services:''' The DNS-OARC also develops tools and services and makes them available for public use so that the problems related to DNS are properly detected, highlighted as well as solved on a timely basis.

* '''Tools and services:''' The DNS-OARC also develops tools and services and makes them available for public use so that problems related to the DNS are properly detected, highlighted, and solved on a timely basis.

* '''Analysis:''' The leading developers and researchers in OARC provide a consistent as well as long-term analysis of the DNS performance as well conduct the autopsy of the attacks for the sake of institutional learning. It also provides with a well-provisioned system for its members so that they can upload the logs and traces so that they can conduct the analysis on their own.<ref name="link1">[https://www.dns-oarc.net/ dns-oarc]</ref>

* '''Analysis:''' The leading developers and researchers in OARC provide a consistent and long-term analysis of DNS performance as well as conduct and autopsy of the attacks for the sake of institutional learning. It also provides with a well-provisioned system for its members so that they can upload the logs and traces so that they can conduct the analysis on their own.<ref name="link1">[https://www.dns-oarc.net/ dns-oarc]</ref>

== OARC and ICANN ==

== OARC and ICANN ==