ISOC-NSRC ccTLD WORKSHOP SHORT INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION BY TELONE ZIMBABWE Sternford Gapu Sternford Gapu Khulekani Khupe Khulekani Khupe September 2005 September 2005

Introduction - Tel One  A fixed Telecommunications Operator providing  Fixed telephony  Data services  Internet services As an IAPAs an IAP As an ISPAs an ISP

Introduction - Tel One Organisational Structure Organisational Structure

Tel One Internet and Data function  Operate  Operate internet backbone for Zimbabwe  Most  Most ISPs connect thru Telone  Only  Only a few operate their own international Gateway as additional capacity

Tel One Internet and Data function  Mandated  Mandated by the Regulator to administer the ccTLD for Zimbabwe  Steps  Steps to make Telone the sole administrator of all Domain name services for Zimbabwe being undertaken

DNS Administration in Zimbabwe  Telone responsible for  ‘.zw’ the ccTLD  ‘.org.zw’  All DNS expected to come under one Operator’s administration soon

Administration of Domains in common use.org.zw.co.zw.ac.zw.gov.zw.ngo.zw.mango.zw.zw TelOneZISPAUZGTAOther TelOne

Domain Registration Process  Directly applying Customers use Co. letterhead  Customer assisted in completing a Domain Template  ISPs send a completed template through soft copy  Registration involves manual editing of zone files  Once registered the customer is billed  Others register through ZISPA

Telone DNS Technology levels  Two Solaris 5.7 based servers used  Ns1.telone.co.zw  Ns2.telone.co.zw  No special databases except the zone files themselves  No whois service available in Zimbabwe  Simple lookup commands used to query zone information  BIND used for the DNS service  Manual update /entry of zone done at primary server  Distribution to secondary set at 3 hrs

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