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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]].

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).  

* '''[[ICANN]]''', based on the Memorandum of Understanding ([[MoU]]), is the institution which runs IANA.  

* '''[[ICANN]]''', based on the Memorandum of Understanding ([[MoU]]), is the institution which runs IANA.  

==IANA objectives==

==IANA Functions==

* Besides managing the [[DNS]] root zone, IANA also manages the .int registry, and the [[.arpa]] zone;

* Besides managing the [[DNS]] root zone, IANA also manages the .int registry, and the [[.arpa]] zone;

* Regarding number resources, IANA is entitled to coordinate the global IP respectively AS number space, allocating these to [[RIR]]s (Regional Internet Registries);

* Regarding number resources, IANA is entitled to coordinate the global IP respectively AS number space, allocating these to [[RIR]]s (Regional Internet Registries);

==IANA Contract==

==IANA Contract==

Originally, the IANA functions were managed by the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) at the University of Southern California ([[USC]]) through the leadership of Dr. [[Jon Postel]] under a contract with the [[DARPA|Defense Advance Research Project Agency]] (DARPA).<ref>

Originally, the IANA functions were managed by the [[University of Southern California – Information Sciences Institute]] through the leadership of Dr. [[Jon Postel]] under a contract with the [[DARPA|Defense Advance Research Project Agency]] (DARPA).<ref>

[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/1998/improvement-technical-management-internet-names-and-addresses-proposed- Improvement of Technical Management of Internet Names and Addresses; Proposed Rule]</ref>

[http://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/1998/improvement-technical-management-internet-names-and-addresses-proposed- Improvement of Technical Management of Internet Names and Addresses; Proposed Rule]</ref>

Global media outlets picked up on the NTIA press release, with many United States media reporting that the United States Government was "giving up control of the Internet".

Global media outlets picked up on the NTIA press release, with many United States media reporting that the United States Government was "giving up control of the Internet".

==References==

==References==