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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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