Root Server System

E43499
Domain Name System infrastructure critical Internet infrastructure

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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
DNS root server system 12
DNS Root Server System 1
DNS root name service 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 (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Root Server System Advisory Committee → relatedTo → Root Server System ⓘ
RIPE NCC → operates → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: K-root name server
Root Server System → alsoKnownAs → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS Root Server System
Root Server System → alsoKnownAs → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: Root Name Server System
RFC 7720 → subject → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root name service
RFC 2870 → title → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: Root Name Server Operational Requirements
B-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
C-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
C-root → isManagedUnder → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: ICANN root server system
D-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
E-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
F-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
F-root → hasHostname → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: f.root-servers.net
F-root → servesFunction → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root zone service
F-root → belongsToCategory → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root servers
F-root → isPubliclyDocumentedBy → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: IANA root servers list
G-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
J-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
K-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
L-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
M-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
H-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system
I-root → partOf → Root Server System ⓘ
this entity surface form: DNS root server system