| April 19, 2005 |
NTT Com and RIPE NCC Install K-Root Server in Tokyo
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| TOKYO, JAPAN – NTT Communications (NTT Com) today announced the launch of an instance of the K-root server in Tokyo. The mirror server is the first global node outside Europe. It will be operated by NTT Com together with the Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC). It is expected to help stabilize the Internet infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region. The K-root server is one of the 13 Internet root name servers around the world that resolve lookups for domain names and form a critical part of the global Internet infrastructure. The Domain Name System (DNS) is a service used to translate between host names and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses by virtually all Internetworking software, including e-mail and web browsers. The K-root server incorporates IP anycast technology, using routing topology to direct Internet traffic to the nearest or best destination. This enables better distribution of requests and improves response times for end users. In response to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on root servers in October 2002, the RIPE NCC has worked to improve the reliability of the DNS by installing mirror root servers, mainly in Europe. NTT Com installed an F-root server with ISC (Internet Systems Consortium) in Osaka to address similar attacks in October 2004. The Tokyo K-root server is the result of an agreement between NTT Com and the RIPE NCC to work together to increase the stability and reliability of the Internet. NTT Com, under an open policy, will make the new mirror server available to Internet exchange services, such as Internet Multifeed’s JPNAP and Widely Integrated Distributed Environment (WIDE) project’s dix-ie, as well as NTT Com’s Global IP Network Services. |
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About NTT Com
NTT Communications is a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation (NYSE: NTT) - one of the world's largest telecommunications companies. NTT Com provides high-quality, technologically advanced network management, security and solution services to consumers, corporations and governments on a global basis, with a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Its world-class backbone network, combined with the networks of partner companies around the world, offers access to more than 200 countries. NTT Com Group has more than 30 companies in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Americas. The company has garnered several awards for its leading edge technologies, outstanding performance and customer service, including "Best Global Carrier - 2004." For more information, please visit http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html |
| About RIPE NCC The RIPE NCC is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that supports the infrastructure of the Internet through technical co-ordination in its service region. The most prominent activity of the RIPE NCC is to act as the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) providing global Internet resources and related services (IPv4, IPv6 and AS Number resources) to members in the RIPE NCC service region. The membership consists mainly of Internet Service Providers (ISPs), telecommunication organisations and large corporations located in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. The RIPE NCC also provides services for the benefit of the Internet community at large, including the development and maintenance of the RIPE Whois Database and administrative support for the RIPE community. Other activities include outreach activities with governments and industry-related organisations, management of one of the 13 root name servers (K-root), deployment of a routing database and a neutral measuring network that provides publicly accessible and authoritative statistics on the operation of the Internet. |
