The '''Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)''' is a department of ICANN that is responsible for coordinating the global pool of [[IP Address|IP Addresses]], managing the [[DNS]] [[Root Zone]] and maintaining the codes and numbers contained in many [[Internet Protocol|Internet Protocols]] (IP), in coordination with the [[IETF]].
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The '''Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)''' is a department of ICANN that is responsible for maintaining the registries of the Internet's unique identifiers, which include [[domain name|domain names]], Protocol Parameters, and Internet numbers ([[IP Address|IP Addresses]] and [[Autonomous System Numbers]]).
IANA distributes blocks of [[IP]] addresses to the five (5) Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]s).
IANA distributes blocks of [[IP]] addresses to the five (5) Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]s).