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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (view source)
Revision as of 14:58, 10 October 2016
, 7 years agoChanged section heading to the reflect current terminology
* '''[[ICANN]]''', based on the Memorandum of Understanding ([[MoU]]), is the institution which runs IANA.
* '''[[ICANN]]''', based on the Memorandum of Understanding ([[MoU]]), is the institution which runs IANA.
==IANA objectives==
==IANA Functions==
* Besides managing the [[DNS]] root zone, IANA also manages the .int registry, and the [[.arpa]] zone;
* Besides managing the [[DNS]] root zone, IANA also manages the .int registry, and the [[.arpa]] zone;
* Regarding number resources, IANA is entitled to coordinate the global IP respectively AS number space, allocating these to [[RIR]]s (Regional Internet Registries);
* Regarding number resources, IANA is entitled to coordinate the global IP respectively AS number space, allocating these to [[RIR]]s (Regional Internet Registries);