[apnic-talk]Re: [APNIC Members][Apnic-announce] APNIC POPs and Root Serv
we are going to get once we have this server ?
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Wilson <pwilson at apnic dot net>
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2003 3:55 pm
Subject: [APNIC Members][Apnic-announce] APNIC POPs and Root Server
Trial
>
> APNIC POPs and Root Server Trial - Announcements
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> As you may know, APNIC is working with ISC (the Internet Software
> Consortium) to support the expansion of DNS root services in the Asia
> Pacific region. New servers are being deployed within APNIC
> Points of
> Presence as "BGP anycast" mirrors of the F-root server which is
> operatedby ISC.
>
> Earlier this year, the APNIC Secretariat called for expressions of
> interest in hosting and providing support to APNIC Points of
> Presence to
> be established in the Asia-Pacific region. POP sites established
> underthis initiative will be used for APNIC DNS and whois
> services, and also
> for F-root mirror servers.
>
>
> Hong Kong Site Operational
> --------------------------
> The first APNIC root server site is now operational, within
> APNIC's POP
> at HKIX in Hong Kong.
>
> Depending on your local connectivity and topology, this server may be
> visible to you and may therefore be providing root service to your
> network (try "traceroute f.root-servers.net" to find out). Due to the
> need for stability and load sharing between separate F-root servers,
> visibility of this site may change from time to time, and from
> place to
> place.
>
> The HK rootserver location is supported by APNIC, HKIX, CUHK,
> Reach, and
> France Telecom.
>
>
> South Korea Site Announced
> --------------------------
> The next APNIC POP and root server installation will take place in
> Seoul, Korea, during June 2003. The site in this case is being
> providedand strongly supported by KRNIC, the Korea Network
> Information Centre,
> which will provision Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to 2 major exchange
> point locations in Seoul.
>
> This installation will provide much-needed root DNS services within
> South Korea, where penetration of broadband Internet services is among
> the highest in the world. It will also provide additional
> security and
> stability of root DNS services in the event of malicious or accidental
> denial of service events affecting the DNS infrastructure.
>
>
> More Information
> ----------------
> For more information on the APNIC Root Server Trial, please see:
>
> http://www.apnic.net/services/rootserver
>
>
>
>
________________________________________________________________________
> Paul Wilson, Director-General, APNIC
> <dg at apnic dot net>http://www.apnic.net
> ph/fx +61 7 3858 3100/99
>
>
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