what is iana?

What is IANA?!

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+ Responsible for global, unique Internet identifier systems

+ One of the oldest Internet institutions, its role dates back to the 1970s

+ “IANA” now refers to a series of functions performed to coordinate unique Internet identifier systems

+ Today, ICANN performs the IANA functions

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority!

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Number  Resources  

Root  Zone  Management  (Top-­‐level  Domain  Names)  

Protocol  Assignments  

Primary IANA functions!

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+ Domain Names allow Internet users to type in “iana.org” instead of a series of numbers

+ ICANN’s IANA department operates and maintains a number of key aspects of DNS

+ Root zone file change requests for ccTLDs and gTLDs

Root Zone Management !(Top-level Domain Names)!

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+ Each device connected to Internet has unique identifier called IP Address.

+  Examples: +  208.77.188.102 +  2620:0:2d0:5:218::78e0

+ Large numbers of computers are grouped into Autonomous Systems.

+ Large blocks of addresses allocated to Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) for distribution.

Number Resources!

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Regional Internet Registries!

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+ ICANN facilitates protocol registry management with IETF and RFC Editor and maintains the protocol parameter registries

Protocol Assignments!

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+ IANA functions first performed within academia and funded through U.S. Government grants.

+ Internet community participated in process to create the non-profit ICANN.

+ In 1998, IANA functions transitioned from the University of Southern California’s Information Sciences Institute to ICANN.

+ Today ICANN performs IANA functions under contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The Evolution of IANA!

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In performing the IANA functions, ICANN implements policies developed by Internet stakeholders including: +  Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) !+  Internet Architecture Board (IAB)!+ Regional Internet Registries !+ Operators and managers of ccTLDs and gTLDs!+ Governments!+  Internet user community!

Policy Implementation!

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To improve its operations, ICANN’s IANA department is actively involved in outreach through: +  ICANN Forums!+ Meetings and discussions with

TLD operators, RIRs and others!+ Helpdesk at IETF meetings!

Community Outreach!

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+  Find information about IANA functions at IANA.ORG

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Thank You & Questions?!