1. UAEnic مركز الإمارات لمعلومات شبكة الإنترنت Presented By: Sultan Al Shamsi Sultan@nic.ae GCC ccTLD Working Group Meeting 7 th March 2004 Riyadh, KSA

2. Outline UAEnic In Lines UAEnic Functions UAEnic Structure Domain Name Categories & Fees UAEnic Official Website Statistical Information Procedure of Domain Name Registration UAEnic Achievements Ongoing Projects

3. UAEnic in Lines 1994: (.ae) started first by UAE University 1995: Etisalat was re-delegated to run (.ae) 1996: UAEnic was partly formed under Etisalat 1998: Dedicated staff was assigned for UAEnic functions 2000: UAEnic Board Establishment 2001, Oct: Started IPv6 testing with 6bone Network 2002, Jan: Introduced flat registration e.g. www.nic.ae 2002, Jun: Started Sunrise period 2002, Sep: Obtained IPv6 Addresses (/32)d from RIPE NCC

4. UAEnic in Lines 2002, Oct: Registration opened for non UAE residents and relaxed registration policy. 2002, Nov: Obtained ENUM Delegation from ITU. 2002, Dec: Started of ENUM trial in UAE 2003, Apr: Obtained Secondary DNS Service from RIPE NCC 2003, Jun: Obtained Secondary DNS Service from APNIC 2003, Aug: Arabic Domain Name Trail (اتصالات.ae) 2003, Nov: Installed Mirrored F-Root Name Server

5. UAEnic Functions Handles day-to-day operation of Domain Name Registration and IP Address assignment. Maintain UAEnic Databases for Domain Names and IP Addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) Issue the polices that manage the Domain Name Registration in line with the best practice and ICANN guidelines Issue the polices that manage the the IP Address assignment in line with RIPE NCC guidelines Develop technical, operation, administration and legal policies related to Name Servers (NSs) of “.ae” Ensure the fairness procedure for domain name registration based on first come first served

6. UAEnic Functions Participate in regular meetings and conferences related to Domain Names and IP Address such ICANN, RIPE, ITU, WIPO and other related organizations. Create awareness among the local Internet community on the latest issues that concern the Domain Names and IP addresses

7. UAEnic Structure UAEnic Manager Business & Marketing Advisors Technical Advisor UAEnic Admin (2) (Full time) Legal Advisor Advisory Members Technical Operation and Management of NS is outsourced

8. Domain Name Categories & Fees Category Charges AED (1 year) Charges (3 years) Charges (10 years).ae1504001,200.net.ae1504001,200.ac.ae75--.gov.ae75--.org.ae75--.sch.ae75--.mil.ae75--.pro.ae75--.name.ae50--

9. UAEnic Website www.nic.ae General Information about UAEnic. General Information on Internet in UAE, Domain Names and IP Addresses Domain Name Registration Procedure Domain Name Policies Domain Name Charges and Packages Information and links to important organization such as ICANN, RIPE, WIPO and others

10. UAEnic Website www.nic.ae Latest news on UAEnic activities, Domain Names, and others

11. Statistical Information (.ae) 20032002200120001999 FEB 2004

12. Statistical Information (.ae)

13. Domain Name Current Procedure Fill Application Operations  SO Register in UAEnic Database Configure in DNS Operation UAEnic 1.Check DN Availability 2.Does the DN follow UAEnic rules & policies 3.Register the DN in SAPS

14. Domain Name Planned Procedure Automation of Registration (phase 1) –Automate the whole process of Domain Name Registration Online Registration (phase 2) –Give the customer the opportunity to register Domain Names Online at any time, from anywhere through the official website www.nic.ae

15. UAEnic Achievements Increase the Redundancy and Resiliency of (.ae) Name Servers (Europe and Asia Pacific) Hosting a Mirror Server of “F” Root Name Server in the UAE Received IPv6 Allocation from RIPE NCC (The first in the region) Obtaining WIPO endorsement for Domain Name Registration and Dispute Policies of.ae Establishment of UAEnic Help Desk (800 6060) operating 24x7

16. Ongoing Projects Developing test-bed for Arabic Domain Name under.ae Top Level Domain (e.g. اتصالات.ae) Testing IPv6 Addresses with Universities and Colleges in the UAE, in step to create the National IPv6 Native Network Testing ENUM Services Developing the required System for Automating the whole process of Domain Name Registration as phase 1, and allow Online Registration as phase 2 Installation of a second Mirrored Root Name Server (K) for more redundancy

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