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− | '''Root Zone''' refers to the top of the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). It contains all the top level domain name delegations such as the [[gTLD]]s [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.jobs]], all the country code top level domains ([[ccTLD]]s) for example [[.us]], [[.uk]] [[.ph]] including the entire list of all the root servers.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/about/glossary/ Glossary]</ref> | + | '''Root Zone''' refers to the top of the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]). It contains the names and the numeric IP addresses for all the top level domain names such as the [[gTLD]]s [[.com]], [[.net]], [[.org]], [[.jobs]], all the country code top level domains ([[ccTLD]]s) for example [[.us]], [[.uk]] [[.ph]] including the entire list of all the root servers.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/briefings/019/ www.isoc.org]</ref> |
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− | The management of the DNS root zone was handled by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]). Its functions include assigning the operators of top level domains and maintenance of the technical and administrative details of the TLDs.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/root/ Root Zone Management]</ref> The data base of the root zone contains the records of the operators of the gTLDs and ccTLDs. | + | The management of the DNS root zone was handled by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]). Its functions include assigning the operators of top level domains and maintenance of the technical and administrative details of the TLDs.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/root/ Root Zone Management]</ref> |
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| + | ==Root Server Operators== |
| + | The data base of the root zone contains the records of the operators of the gTLDs and ccTLDs.The root server operator include:<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/briefings/019/ Root Server Operators]</ref> |
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| + | * A - VeriSign Global Registry Services |
| + | * B - Information Sciences Institute |
| + | * C - Cogent Communications |
| + | * D - University of Maryland |
| + | * E - NASA Ames Research Center |
| + | * F - Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. |
| + | * G - U.S. DOD Network Information Center |
| + | * H - U.S. Army Research Lab |
| + | * I - Autonomica/NORDUnet |
| + | * J - VeriSign Global Registry Services |
| + | * K - RIPE NCC |
| + | * L - ICANN |
| + | * M - WIDE Project |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |