UnifiedRoot TLD reselling model

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UnifiedRoot TLD reselling model

• Amsterdam

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Contents

• The UnifiedRoot service
• Overview of Root Server infrastructure
• Overview of Cache Server infrastructure
• Features available in the UnifiedRoot
  environment
• Overview of TLD backoffice
• Possibilities for organizations
• Example situation

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The UnifiedRoot serviceA new DNS system

• The UnifiedRoot system offers a new and more
• comprehensive DNS system when compared to the
  current
• DNS environment offered by ICANN.
• Besides offering DNS Root Servers which include
  the traditional
• Top Level Domains (TLD) from ICANN, it also
  includes new TLDs
• not found at the current DNS system.
• UnifiedRoot also offers access to caching Domain
  Name Servers for
• individual users to use.

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Overview of the Root Server infrastructureIndepen
dent and New

• The UnifiedRoot infrastructure consists of
  hardware and
• software which is fully owned by UnifiedRoot.
  Suppliers for
• internet bandwidth, physical housing, system
  management and
• so on, are carefully selected by UnifiedRoot. If
  need be, it is
• possible to switch suppliers without comprising
  the service to
• its customers.
• The new UnifiedRoot infrastructure offers new
  functionalities which
• are of interest to new and upcoming markets in
  the world.

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Overview of the Root Server infrastructureScalabi
lity and Redundancy

• The UnifiedRoot Root Server infrastructure is set
  up with
• scalability and redundancy as an integral part of
  the complete
• environment.
• We understand that reliability of the Root Server
  infrastructure is
• of paramount importance. That is why we use IP
  addresses which
• are owned by UnifiedRoot and by using BGP
  anycasting, the number
• of physical sites around the world housing Root
  Server equipment
• can be expanded without changes to configurations
  for customers.

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Root Server infrastructureAn artist impression
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Overview of the Cache Server infrastructureAvaila
bility and high performance

• For individual users who want to use the
  UnifiedRoot DNS
• system, DNS cache servers are available. These
  servers are
• spread across the world and use fixed IP
  addresses owned by
• UnifiedRoot ensuring that these IP addresses will
  not change
• anymore.
• By using BGP anycasting, the number of physical
  nodes around the
• world can be expanded to handle the DNS requests
  while ensuring
• maximum availability to the users.

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Overview of the Cache Server infrastructureAvaila
bility and high performance

• Internet Service Providers deciding to offer the
  new UnifiedRoot
• DNS system to its customers can also use the
  caching name
• servers although UnifiedRoot advises these ISPs
  to change the
• configuration of their own caching name servers
  for maximum
• performance and efficiency.
• Simply substituting the hints file for the one
  supplied by UnifiedRoot
• and restarting the name servers is enough to
  switch over the new
• and more flexible DNS system.
• Support for ISPs wanting to switch is available.

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Features available in the UnifiedRoot environment

• The UnifiedRoot environment offers some and
  exciting
• features
• Possibility to register almost every TLD
  available. No difficult or undefined assignment
  processes are used.
• All Root Servers operate on IPv4 and IPv6 IP
  addresses.
• All Cache Servers operate on IPv4 and IPv6 IP
  addresses.
• Full unicode character sets is supported so
  native characters for every country and language
  are supported, like Chinese, Cyrillic and Arabic.
• Physical locations for Root and Cache servers can
  be located close to large customers or in
  countries when requested.

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Overview of the TLD backoffice

• UnifiedRoot offers a backoffice to register and
  administer the
• assigned TLDs. Changing the name servers (both
  IPv4 and
• IPv6) can be performed.
• In the following slides, screenshots are provided
  to give an
• impression of this easy to use backoffice.

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TLD registration page
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TLD whois page
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TLD customer care page
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TLD summary page
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TLD properties page
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Possibilities for organizationsActing as a
registrar

• UnifiedRoot can offer several possibilities to
  join the network
• of partners and resellers.
• Acting as a registrar for a new TLD is one of the
  most exciting
• and commercially attractive possibilities.
  UnifiedRoot can offer
• the backoffice for registering and handling
  domain names for your
• customers. This backoffice can be build in your
  look and feel and
• will be available in your language.

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Possibilities for organizationsActing as a
registrar

• When UnifiedRoot handles the complete backoffice
  for you
• as a registrar, it also provides services like
  the name servers
• and a redirecting service which allows your
  customers to use
• their new domain name by redirecting the
  webbrowser to their
• existing website and thus minimizing changes
  needed.
• Further functionalities can be developed
  according to specified
• requirements or you can link your own
  applications with the
• registrar backoffice.

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Possibilities for organizationsActing as a
registrar, example

• For example, an organization decides to be a
  registrar for
• a new TLD, ?? (which is Chinese for China).
• Customers of the registrar can register names
  like
• ??.?? (export.china)?
• ??.?? (shanghai.china)?
• ??.?? (olympic.china)?
• The UnifiedRoot supplied backoffice for this
  registrar will handle (in
• the Chinese language) the registration and
  support processes for the
• registrar.

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Possibilities for organizationsActing as a
registrar, example

• The customer for ??.?? can use the backoffice to
• have this domain name redirected to the website
  for Shanghai,
• by using the redirect tool.
• Based on the local situations, the backoffice can
  assist the registrar
• in the invoicing process or the registrar can
  handle this himself in
• which case he can enter the payments into the
  backoffice for
• processing.

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Possibilities for organizationsActing as a
registrar, example

• Based on the wishes of the registrar, additional
  services can
• be developed, like the possibility to offer dns
  services, web
• hosting or mail services within the new domain.
• DNS services would allow a customer to assign IP
  addresses
• (both IPv4 and IPv6) or MX records to a DNS name
  like ??.??.
• Web hosting would allow a customer to host its
  website with the
• name ??.?? at the registrar infrastructure.
• Mail services could provide mailbox services for
  the ??.??
• name.

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Possibilities for organizationsActing as a
registrar, example

• The dns, web and mail services can also be
  provided by the
• registrar itself in which case a XML interface
  for username
• and passwords will be implemented. The registrar
  can use this
• XML interface to offer the customer a single
  username and
• password infrastructure.

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Possibilities for organizationsActing as a
registrar, conclusion

• The UnifiedRoot infrastructure offers
• Using TLDs in native language and character set.
• Using the UnifiedRoot supplied backoffice for
  faster deployment.
• Using optional Root Server and Cache Server
  infrastructure for own TLD.
• Possibility to develop extra services like
  webhosting and mail services.
• Assistance in invoicing or interfacing with
  registrars system.
• Possibility to have XML interfaces for tight
  integration with separate systems.

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Possibilities for organizationsOther
opportunities

• Besides the possibility to act as a registrar,
  other opportunities
• also exist. Corporate companies can use a TLD for
  their own
• commercial and marketing purposes and new
  applications can
• now make use of a DNS systems which is fully
  capable of native
• characters and IPv4 and Ipv6.
• UnifiedRoot is committed to the commercial
  success of its customers
• and can help in deploying and introduction of new
  services.