Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

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The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is a key organization responsible for coordinating global IP addressing, DNS root zone management, and other critical Internet protocol resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet governance organization
standards organization
abbreviation IANA
coordinates Domain Name System root zone
Internet protocol resources
global IP addressing
country United States
ensures global uniqueness of IP addresses
global uniqueness of protocol parameter values
stability of the DNS root zone
field Internet governance
Internet standards
computer networking
hasWebsite https://www.iana.org/
headquartersLocation California
Los Angeles
United States
historicalFounder Jon Postel
language English
maintains DNS root zone database
IANA protocol registries
media type registry
port number assignments registry
time zone database
operatedBy Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
originatedAs function of the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California
parentOrganization Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
parentOrganizationAbbreviation ICANN
partOf ICANN
relatedTo Domain Name System
IP addressing
Internet protocol suite
responsibleFor coordination of Internet protocol parameters
global IP address allocation
management of autonomous system number registries
management of multicast address registries
management of port number registries
management of protocol parameter registries
management of the DNS root zone
management of top-level domains parameters
root zone key signing key ceremonies support
time zone database coordination
scope global
sector Internet infrastructure
typeOfActivity coordination of unique Internet identifiers
worksWith Internet Engineering Task Force
Regional Internet Registries
top-level domain operators
worksWithAbbreviation IETF


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