New Instance of RIPE NCC Operated K-root Server Deployed in Delhi, India
Amsterdam, 26 August 2005
The RIPE NCC (Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination
Centre) in cooperation with APNIC
have deployed a new global node instance of the K-root Internet root name
server at the National
Internet eXchange of India (NIXI) in Noida, Delhi, India.
The K-root server is one of the 13 Internet root name servers that resolve
lookups for domain names all over the world and form a critical part of
the global Internet infrastructure. The Domain Name System (DNS) is a service
used to translate between host names and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
by virtually all Internetworking software, including e-mail and web browsers.
Following Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on root servers
in October 2002, the RIPE NCC has worked to improve the reliability
of the root server system by installing mirror instances of K-root
server.
The K-root server incorporates IP anycast technology. It uses routing
topology to send Internet traffic to the nearest or best destination.
This leads to better distribution of services and improves response times
for End Users.
The RIPE NCC has operated the K-root server since 1997, when we
installed the first instance at the London Internet Exchange (LINX)
in London, UK. Since early 2003, our engineers have deployed mirror
instances of the K-root server in Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Athens,
Brisbane, Budapest, Doha, Frankfurt, Geneva, Helsinki, Milan, Poznan,
Reykjavik, Tokyo and Miami.
You can find more information on the K-root website:
http://k.root-servers.org/
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