Root Server System
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The Root Server System is the globally distributed network of authoritative DNS servers that underpin the functioning and stability of the entire internet’s domain name system.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| DNS Root Server System | 0 | 1 |
| K-root name server | 0 | 1 |
| Root Name Server System | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Domain Name System infrastructure
→
critical Internet infrastructure → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Root Server System
→
surface form:
DNS Root Server System
Root Server System →
surface form:
Root Name Server System
|
| coordinatedBy |
RSSAC
→
Root Server System Advisory Committee → |
| dependsOn | root zone file → |
| designGoal |
global redundancy
→
high availability → low latency DNS responses → |
| documentedIn |
RFC 2870
→
RFC 7720 → RSSAC documents → |
| ensures |
availability of the Domain Name System
→
resilience of the Domain Name System → stability of the Domain Name System → |
| governedBy |
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
→
surface form:
ICANN
|
| hasComponent |
root name server
→
root server instance → |
| hasGeographicalScope | global → |
| hasLogicalServerLabel |
A-root
→
B-root → C-root → D-root → E-root → F-root → G-root → H-root → I-root → J-root → K-root → L-root → M-root → |
| hasNumberOfLogicalServers | 13 → |
| managedInCooperationWith |
ICANN as the IANA Functions Operator
→
surface form:
IANA Functions Operator
ICANN Office of the CTO → |
| operatedBy |
multiple independent organizations
→
root server operators → |
| operatesAt | root zone level → |
| partOf | global Internet infrastructure → |
| providesService | authoritative DNS service for the root zone → |
| resolves |
DNS referrals to TLD name servers
→
queries for top-level domains → |
| securityConsideration | must be highly resistant to DDoS attacks → |
| standardizedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
→
surface form:
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force → |
| supportsProtocol |
DNSSEC
→
Domain Name System → |
| usesAnycast | true → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
DNS Root Server System
this entity surface form:
Root Name Server System