1. Unit 36: Internet Server Management
Unit 4 Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation
HND in Computing and Systems Development
Unit 36: Internet Server Management

2. LO1: Understand internet technologies
Internet technologies and communication protocols: √√
Internet services:
Networking technologies and concepts:

3. internet organisations
What do you know/ can you find out about these organisations? Prepare your answers as a presentation.
Where are they based?
What are they responsible for?
How effective are they (do they have any ‘teeth’?)?
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
InterNIC (Internet Network Information Center)
IEEE (Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers);

4. ICANN:
Private sector Non-profit Created 1998 Coordinates web addresses Mission is “keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable” Has no effect on content; cannot stop spam, doesn’t deal with access Runs accreditation system for registrars Ensures domain name system is run properly universal resolvability

5. How ICANN is structured
3 supporting organisations:
The organisations that deal with IP addresses
The organisations that deal with domain names
The managers of country code top-level domains
4 advisory committees
Governments and international treaty organisations
Root server operators
Those concerned with the Internet’s security
The “at large” community, meaning average Internet users.
Technical Liaison Group
works with the organisations that devise the basic protocols for Internet technologies.
Final decisions made by board of directors: 15 voting members, 6 non-voting.
One of the board is CEO, also has a president
Ombudsman reviews the work of board and staff

6. ICANN process
Advisory committee report Suggestion for change/concern raised within supporting organisation Report issued for public review Maybe reviewed and revised by another supporting organisation and reissued. Report to board showing all discussions and recommendations Board discusses and approves or sends back to supporting organisation for further rework

7. Icann accountability Incorporated under US law (California)
Directors legally responsible
Accountable to community through:
Its bylaws
The representative composition of the ICANN Board from across the globe
An independent Nominating Committee that selects a majority of the voting Board members
Senior staff who must be elected annually by the Board
Three different dispute resolution procedures (Board reconsideration committee; Independent Review Panel; Ombudsman)

8. InterNIC Internet Network Information Center Part of ICANN
Registered service mark of US Board of Commerce
Responsible for domain name registration services
Complaints, disputes, registrars

9. What is InterNIC?
The InterNIC website is operated by ICANN to provide the public information regarding Internet domain name registration services.
Visit the InterNIC website to:
Search domain records in the Registry Whois
Find registrar contact details in the Accredited Registrar Directory
File a registrar complaint through the Registrar Problem Report Form
Report inaccurate Whois data through the Whois Data Problem Report Form
Started as a joint venture between AT&T and Network solutions, now run by ICANN.
Registrations now carried out by commercial domain registrars
Still responsible for monitoring domain names

10. ieee Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers
“The world’s largest professional organisation for the advancement of technology”
Technical innovation
Cutting-edge information
Publications
Leading developer of standards across a broad range of technologies including computer technology and communications