
M-Root DNS Deployment with APNIC Foundation and Server Instances Overview
Explore the M-Root DNS deployment initiative with APNIC Foundation, detailing the number of server instances, operators, deployment history, and current status. Learn about the anycast services, deployment manager, expansion plans, and how to host an instance.
Download Presentation

Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
M-Root DNS Deployment with APNIC Foundation's support Hiro Hotta, JPRS Kazuhiro Kitamura, JPRS 1 February, 2023
Number of Root DNS Server Instances The root DNS server system consists of 1,600+ instances. AP region has about 20% of root server instances as of January, 2023 https://root-servers.org/ About 60% of the world population live in AP region 2 February, 2023
Operators of Root DNS Servers name Operator Organizational type A-Root Verisign, Inc. Company (domain name registry) University laboratory B-Root Univ. of Sothern California, Information Sciences Inst. Company ISP C-Root Cogent Communications D-Root Univ. of Maryland University Government (laboratory E-Root NASA Ames Research Renter Internet Systems Consortium ISC Nonprofit organization DNS soft. developer F-Root G-Root U.S. DoD Network Information Center Government Army laboratory H-Root U.S. Army Research laboratory Nonprofit organization operator of IX I-Root Netnod J-Root Verisign, Inc. Company (domain name registry) K-Root RIPE NCC European Regional Internet Registry L-Root ICANN WIDE project & JPRS Nonprofit organization Research project & Company (domain name registry) M-Root M-Root Operator is the only one based in AP region 3 February, 2023
M-Root DNS Server deployment In 2004, M-Root started anycast services In 2020, MoU among WIDE Project, JPRS, and APNIC concluded for global deployment of M-Root instances with focus on AP region Deployment of more anycast instances under way with funding support from APNIC Foundation/APIDT Kazuhiro Kitamura <kitamura@jprs.co.jp> is appointed as M-Root Deployment Manager 4 February, 2023
M-Root deployment status (1) Expand the overage in APAC (2) RTT improvement from the region until 2019 2020 - 2022 Coming Soon 5 February, 2023
interested in hosting an instance? contact : m-root-eoi@jprs.co.jp or Kazuhiro Kitamura (M-Root Deployment Manager) kitamura@jprs.co.jp 6 February, 2023