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Mirjam Kühne INET MEA, Cairo, May 2004 1
Welcome to Welcome to INET MEA INET MEA
Cairo, EgyptCairo, Egypt8 May 20058 May 2005
Mirjam Kühne, ISOC
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Internet Society – Who we are Internet Society – Who we are
• Founded 1991 by Internet PioneersFounded 1991 by Internet Pioneers
• International, not-for-profit, membership org.International, not-for-profit, membership org. – 150+ organisation members150+ organisation members
– 20,000+ individual members20,000+ individual members
– 60+ chapters, 20+ chapters forming60+ chapters, 20+ chapters forming
• Organisation members fund activities inOrganisation members fund activities in– StandardsStandards
– EducationEducation
– Public PolicyPublic Policy
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ISOC – MissionISOC – Mission
"To assure the open development, evolution "To assure the open development, evolution
and use of the Internet for the benefit of all and use of the Internet for the benefit of all
people throughout the world."people throughout the world."
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ISOC – ActivitiesISOC – Activities
• Support for Internet Standards (IETF)Support for Internet Standards (IETF)
• Transfer of technical knowledgeTransfer of technical knowledge
• Education in technologically emerging countriesEducation in technologically emerging countries
• Education of policy & decision makersEducation of policy & decision makers
• Manage subsidiary to run .orgManage subsidiary to run .org
• Building active global community of Building active global community of
knowledgeable members & chaptersknowledgeable members & chapters
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The InternetThe Internet
How it works, Why it works, Who How it works, Why it works, Who makes it work?makes it work?
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/
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Internet InfrastructureInternet Infrastructure
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Infrastructure RolesInfrastructure Roles
• Each component plays specific roleEach component plays specific role
– responsible for different tasks and communitiesresponsible for different tasks and communities
– common principles and goals sharedcommon principles and goals shared
• Components highly interdependentComponents highly interdependent
– require coordinationrequire coordination
– but NO central control good or necessarybut NO central control good or necessary
• Diversity good for stability and resilienceDiversity good for stability and resilience
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Infrastructure Roles (2)Infrastructure Roles (2)
• DevelopmentDevelopment– Technical Standards (IETF)Technical Standards (IETF)
– Capacity and knowledge base (ISOC)Capacity and knowledge base (ISOC)
• AdministrationAdministration– Allocation of IP addresses (RIRs)Allocation of IP addresses (RIRs)
– Delegation of domain names (gTLDs, ccTLDs)Delegation of domain names (gTLDs, ccTLDs)
– Registry of names, numbers, protocols (IANA, ICANN)Registry of names, numbers, protocols (IANA, ICANN)
• OperationOperation– Root server operatorsRoot server operators
– Connectivity providers (ISPs, Exchange Points)Connectivity providers (ISPs, Exchange Points)
– Service and application providersService and application providers
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Development of Technical StandardsDevelopment of Technical Standards
• Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
• Formed 1986
• Individuals not companies or governments
• Runs on: “rough consensus and running
code”
• Liaison and cooperation with Liaison and cooperation with
– ITU-T, ISO, ATM Forum, W3C, 3GPP, IEEE
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Development of CapacityDevelopment of Capacity
• Internet Society (ISOC)Internet Society (ISOC)
– transfer of technical knowledgetransfer of technical knowledge
– education in technologically emerging countrieseducation in technologically emerging countries
– education of policy & decision makerseducation of policy & decision makers
• Network Training Workshops since 1992Network Training Workshops since 1992
• Support of local/regional initiatives (e.g. Support of local/regional initiatives (e.g.
AfNOG & AfriNIC)AfNOG & AfriNIC)
• Workshops for ccTLD operatorsWorkshops for ccTLD operators
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Administration of IP & AS NumbersAdministration of IP & AS Numbers
• Necessary for Internet connectivityNecessary for Internet connectivity
• Numbers get allocated from Numbers get allocated from
– IANA to RIRs to ISPs to usersIANA to RIRs to ISPs to users
• RIRs non-for-profit membership organisationsRIRs non-for-profit membership organisations
– AfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, RIPE NCCAfriNIC, APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, RIPE NCC
http://www.isoc.org/briefings/021
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Administration of Domain NamesAdministration of Domain Names
• IANA maintains DB with all TLDsIANA maintains DB with all TLDs
– gTLDs (.org .net .info ...)gTLDs (.org .net .info ...)
– ccTLDs (.gh .de .cn ...)ccTLDs (.gh .de .cn ...)
• Registries maintain specific TLDRegistries maintain specific TLD
• Registrars delegate to next levelRegistrars delegate to next level
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Operation of Root ServersOperation of Root Servers
• Publish root zone filePublish root zone file
– lists all TLDs and their IP addresses (small file)lists all TLDs and their IP addresses (small file)
• Servers operated by many organisationsServers operated by many organisations
– not volunteersnot volunteers
– highly professional, responsible and reliablehighly professional, responsible and reliable
– servers in more than 80 countriesservers in more than 80 countries
http://www.isoc.org/briefings/019
http://www.isoc.org/briefings/020
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Operation of NetworksOperation of Networks
• Connectivity ProvidersConnectivity Providers– ISP’s responsible for their own networkISP’s responsible for their own network
– coordinate with other ISPs so that coordinate with other ISPs so that customers/users can reach whole Internetcustomers/users can reach whole Internet
– Internet Exchange PointsInternet Exchange Points
• Application & Service ProvidersApplication & Service Providers– Web, email, content providersWeb, email, content providers
http://ispcolumn.isoc.org/2005-01/interconns.html
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AgendaAgenda10:45 – 12:1510:45 – 12:15
1. ICANN: Internationalisation and Technical 1. ICANN: Internationalisation and Technical
Stewardship of the InternetStewardship of the Internet
Speaker: Theresa Swinehart, General Manager, Global Speaker: Theresa Swinehart, General Manager, Global
Partnerships, ICANNPartnerships, ICANN
2. RIR Operations2. RIR Operations
Speakers: Axel Pawlik, General Manager, RIPE NCCSpeakers: Axel Pawlik, General Manager, RIPE NCC
Adiel Akplogan, CEO, AfriNICAdiel Akplogan, CEO, AfriNIC
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AgendaAgenda12:45 – 14:1512:45 – 14:15
3. UAENIC at a Glance - Root server and ccTLD 3. UAENIC at a Glance - Root server and ccTLD
operations operations
Speaker: Abdulla Hashim, UAENICSpeaker: Abdulla Hashim, UAENIC
4. Interconnections and Internet Exchange Points4. Interconnections and Internet Exchange Points
Speaker: Didier R. Kasole, KINIX Speaker: Didier R. Kasole, KINIX
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AgendaAgenda15:45 – 18:0015:45 – 18:00
5. The Internet Society: Internet Standards, Education 5. The Internet Society: Internet Standards, Education
and Policyand Policy
Speaker: Lynn St.Amour, President and CEO, ISOCSpeaker: Lynn St.Amour, President and CEO, ISOC
6. Internationalising the Internet6. Internationalising the Internet
Speaker: Mirjam KSpeaker: Mirjam Küühne, ISOC hne, ISOC
(material provided by John Klensin) (material provided by John Klensin)
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Further ReadingFurther Reading
http://www.isoc.org/news/
– ““The genius of the Internet”The genius of the Internet”
– ““Governance is a misnomer” Governance is a misnomer”
– ““Internet works through coordination and open consensus” Internet works through coordination and open consensus”
http://www.isoc.org/briefings/
– DNS explained for non-expertsDNS explained for non-experts
– DNS root servers explained for Non-ExpertsDNS root servers explained for Non-Experts
– The Regional Internet Registry StructureThe Regional Internet Registry Structure
http://ispcolumn.isoc.org/
– Where’s the Money? Interconnection and financial settlementsWhere’s the Money? Interconnection and financial settlements