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The mission of the Technical Center of Internet is to:

The mission of the Technical Center of Internet is to:

 

    *     Ensure continuous work and expansion of the domain name registers and registration systems

     Ensure continuous work and expansion of the domain name registers and registration systems

    *     Support and advance the DNS infrastructure of the global network in Russia, ensuring its safety and reliability

     Support and advance the DNS infrastructure of the global network in Russia, ensuring its safety and reliability

    *     Create seamless experiences for the accredited registrars to further support the growth or Russia's domain space

     Create seamless experiences for the accredited registrars to further support the growth or Russia's domain space

    *     Nurture technology to bring new users to the Internet and bridge the digital gap between major cities and regions

     Nurture technology to bring new users to the Internet and bridge the digital gap between major cities and regions

    *     Provide the newest solutions with the greatest potential directly to its clients, the accredited registrars,

     Provide the newest solutions with the greatest potential directly to its clients, the accredited registrars, and indirectly to the entire Internet community in Russia, to satisfy their needs while using the global network. Strive to improve the clients' businesses with the TCI's new services and solutions.

          and indirectly to the entire Internet community in Russia, to satisfy their needs while using the global network.  

          Strive to improve the clients' businesses with the TCI's new services and solutions.

Accredited Registrars

Accredited Registrars

Location

Location

The domain name registration system runs in a geographically distributed network. Two technologically equal nodes are located in Moscow and St.-Petersburg, Russia.

The domain name registration system runs in a geographically distributed network. Two technologically equal nodes are located in Moscow and St.-Petersburg, Russia.Each TCI node consists of automated domain name registration and maintenance system, primary DNS and application servers. The Moscow node is located in the KIAEHOUSE Datacenter in the "Kurchatov Institute" National Research Centre.

Each TCI node consists of automated domain name registration and maintenance system, primary DNS and application servers. The Moscow node is located in the KIAEHOUSE Datacenter in the "Kurchatov Institute" National Research Centre.

The second node is located in the Oktyabrskaya Railway Datacenter in St.-Petersburg.

The second node is located in the Oktyabrskaya Railway Datacenter in St.-Petersburg.

     RIPN-EPP (Extensible Provisioning Protocol), a XML-based message exchange protocol using TCP/IP, with SSL to protect the traffic.

     RIPN-EPP (Extensible Provisioning Protocol), a XML-based message exchange protocol using TCP/IP, with SSL to protect the traffic.

At the moment, the domain name registration system  allows supporting 50 million domain names, with possible expansion up to 100 million domain names. On average, query response time is ca. 30 milliseconds. The system supports both IPv4 and IPv6, as well as provides WHOIS interface.

At the moment, the domain name registration system  allows supporting 50 million domain names, with possible expansion up to 100 million domain names. On average, query response time is ca. 30 milliseconds. The system supports both IPv4 and IPv6, as well as provides WHOIS interface.

WHOIS is a TCP-based query and response protocol, widely used for querying domain name administrators databases. TCI's WHOIS service is capable of returning 3000 queries per second.

WHOIS is a TCP-based query and response protocol, widely used for querying domain name administrators databases. TCI's WHOIS service is capable of returning 3000 queries per second.