2. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 1 Internet Organizations ©Richard Goldman September 25, 2002

3. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 2 Internet Organizations ISOC IAB IRTF IETF IANA InterNIC ICANN

4. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 3 ISOC Internet Society A professional membership society with more than 150 organizational and 6,000 individual members in over 100 countries Provides leadership in addressing issues that confront future of Internet Responsible for Internet infrastructure standards

5. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 4 IAB Internet Architecture Board Oversees: –Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) –Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Operates under control of ISOC

6. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 5 IRTF Internet Research Task Force Operates under control of IAB Responsible for Internet research and development

7. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 6 IETF Internet Engineering Task Force Operates under control of IAB Responsible for Internet standards contained in Request For Comments (RFCs)

8. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 7 IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority IANA is overall authority for IP Addresses and Domain Names Manages Top Level Domains (TLDs) –Generic (com, org, etc.) –Country Code(ccTLDs)(uk, jp, etc.) –Infrastructure (arpa).arpa - Address and Routing Parameter Area used exclusively for Internet-infrastructure purposes Established 1988 with Jon Postel as its Director

9. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 8 InterNIC Internet Network Information Center Established 1993 Created by NSF to provide Internet services: –Directory and database services (AT&T) –Registration services (Network Solutions Inc.) –Information services (General Atomics/CERFnet) ICANN assumed control of directory, database, and registration oversight when it was formed in 1998 Currently – InterNIC only provides a public directory of domain name registrars name “InterNIC” is owned by U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC)

10. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 9 ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Established 1998 Assumed responsibility of managing domain names and addresses, DNS, and protocols Includes three supporting organizations: ASO – Address Support Organization DNSO – Domain Name Support Organization PSO – Protocol Support Organization The actual registration is of domain names is performed separate organizations (Registrars)

11. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 10 Generic Top-Level Domain Operators.aero air-transport industry - Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA).biz businesses - NeuLevel, Inc..com commercial - VeriSign Global Registry ServicesVeriSign Global Registry Services.coop cooperative associations - Dot Cooperation LLCDot Cooperation LLC.info open use - Afilias LimitedAfilias Limited.museum museums - Museum Domain Management AssociationMuseum Domain Management Association.name individuals - Global Name RegistryGlobal Name Registry.net network organizations - VeriSign Global Registry ServicesVeriSign Global Registry Services.org non-profit organizations - VeriSign Global Registry ServicesVeriSign Global Registry Services.pro credentialed professionals - RegistryProRegistryPro.gov US Government - US General Services AdministrationUS General Services Administration.edu higher education - EducauseEducause.mil United States Military - US DoD Network Information CenterUS DoD Network Information Center.int international treaty organizations - IANA

12. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 11 InterNIC Directory Registration Information Internet Organizations ISOC Internet Society IRTF Research IETF Standards IANA TLDs ASO Addresses DNSO DNS PSO Protocols Registrars IAB Internet Architecture Board InterNIC Registrar Directory ICANN Names and Numbers

13. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 12 Organizations Acronym Review ISOC IAB IRTF IETF IANA InterNIC ICANN Internet Society Internet Architecture Board Internet Research Task Force Internet Engineering Task Force Internet Assigned Number Authority Internet Network Information Center Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

14. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 13 Organizations Quiz – Names Answers AcronymNameFunction ISOCInternet Society Internet Umbrella Organization IABInternet Architecture Board Internet Technical Organization IRTFInternet Research Task Force Internet Research IETFInternet Engineering Task Force Internet Standards IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority Top Level Domains InterNICInternet Network Information Center Directory of Internet Registrars ICANNInternet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers Addresses, Names, & DNS

15. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 14 Organizations Quiz – Names Answers AcronymNameFunction ISOC Internet Umbrella Organization IAB Internet Technical Organization IRTF Internet Research IETF Internet Standards IANA Top Level Domains InterNIC Directory of Internet Registrars ICANN Addresses, Names, & DNS

16. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 15 Organizations Quiz – Names Answers AcronymNameFunction ISOCInternet Society Internet Umbrella Organization IABInternet Architecture Board Internet Technical Organization IRTFInternet Research Task Force Internet Research IETFInternet Engineering Task Force Internet Standards IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority Top Level Domains InterNICInternet Network Information Center Directory of Internet Registrars ICANNInternet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers Addresses, Names, & DNS

17. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 16 Organizations Quiz – Names Answers AcronymNameFunction ISOCInternet Society Internet Umbrella Organization IABInternet Architecture Board Internet Technical Organization IRTFInternet Research Task Force Internet Research IETFInternet Engineering Task Force Internet Standards IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority Top Level Domains InterNICInternet Network Information Center Directory of Internet Registrars ICANNInternet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers Addresses, Names, & DNS

18. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 17 Organizations Quiz – Names Answers AcronymNameFunction ISOCInternet Society Internet Umbrella Organization IABInternet Architecture Board Internet Technical Organization IRTFInternet Research Task Force Internet Research IETFInternet Engineering Task Force Internet Standards IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority Top Level Domains InterNICInternet Network Information Center Directory of Internet Registrars ICANNInternet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers Addresses, Names, & DNS

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20. ©Richard L. Goldman 2001 19 InterNIC Directory Registration Information Internet Organizations ISOC Internet Society IRTF Research IETF Standards IANA TLDs ASO Addresses DNSO DNS PSO Protocols Registrars IAB Internet Architecture Board InterNIC Registrar Directory ICANN Names and Numbers