'''.arpa''' stands for '''Address and Routing Parameter Area.''' It is one of the original top level domain names ([[TLD]]s) delegated in the root zone of the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) of the internet. It is classified as infrastructure top-level domain name and it is exclusively used to support operationally-critical infrastructural identifier spaces. The Internet Architecture Board ([[IAB]]) and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) collaborate in managing the .arpa TLD. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]) is in-charge in the operational administration of the TLD with the cooperation of the technical community. Technical guidelines are provided by IAB.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3172 RFC 3172]</ref> <ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/arpa .ARPA Zone Database Management]</ref> | '''.arpa''' stands for '''Address and Routing Parameter Area.''' It is one of the original top level domain names ([[TLD]]s) delegated in the root zone of the Domain Name System ([[DNS]]) of the internet. It is classified as infrastructure top-level domain name and it is exclusively used to support operationally-critical infrastructural identifier spaces. The Internet Architecture Board ([[IAB]]) and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]) collaborate in managing the .arpa TLD. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]) is in-charge in the operational administration of the TLD with the cooperation of the technical community. Technical guidelines are provided by IAB.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3172 RFC 3172]</ref> <ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/arpa .ARPA Zone Database Management]</ref> |