2002. 6. 23 ~ 28

Kilnam ChonKAIST

chon@cosmos.kaist.ac.kr

Comments on Root Name Servers

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1. Root Name Server and Other Name Servers

- Root Name Server     Master Root Name Server with 13 root name server copies      (10 in USA, 2 in Europe, and 1 in Asia)

- Top Level Domain(TLD) Name Server     Master TLD Name Server for each TLD(ccTLD or gTLD)

with one or more copies

- Second Level Domain(SLD) Name Server     Master SLD Name Server for each SLD with zero or more copies      (Third Level Domain Name Server in the case of the TLD is hierarchical)

2. Some of the major issues at ICANN

ccTLDRIRRoot (Name) Server

3. Current Operation

All root name servers are operated by volunteers of various organizations.

4. Technical Issues

4.1 Volunteer-based Operation

    Is current volunteer-based operation appropriate for the future?

4.2 Service Level Agreement

   Do we need any service level agreement(SLA) to be implemented?

4.3 Is the number of the root name servers appropriate for the future? 

4.4 Is the current arrangement robust enough?

4.5 Do we need any architectural improvement?    Example: Distributed root name servers

5. Policy and Management Issues

5.1 Funding

   Is the current funding scheme based on the volunteers appropriate?

5.2 Contract    Can we have an appropriate contract based on the current volunteer-based operation?

5.3 Is current scheme appropriate politically and managerially?    Geographical diversity of the root name servers    Master copy location - relocatable?

6. Remark

6.1 Workshops to develop consensus    We may need various workshops to develop consensus on technical and policy issues.

6.2 Root Name Servers for Internationalized Top Level Domains    Do we want to keep the internationalized Top Level Domains in the same server as the ASCII Top Level Domains?