Dan Noyes CERN Communications Overview of toplevel domains Toplevel domain TLD to the right of the dot com org ch ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ID: 916559
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Slide1
The .cern top-level domain
Dan Noyes (CERN Communications)
Slide2Overview of top-level domains
Top-level domain (TLD) – to the right of the dot (.com, .org, .
ch
)
ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
IANA – Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Slide3Generic top-level domains
1984: .com, .org,
.net
, .
edu
, .
gov
, .mil
1988: .
int
2000: .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name, .pro
2008: calls to open up
gTLDs
to applicants
Slide4.cern timeline
2011: CERN begins application process for .CERN
2012: .
cern
string delegated to CERN
2015:
http://home.cern
Slide5Other gTLDs
1034 TLDs in the root domain (Feb 2015)
Including, for example: .google,
.
谷
歌
,
.
dev
, .
mormon
, .berlin, .
ibm
, .mini
ICANN to announce new rounds of applications?
Slide6Benefits of CERN owning its own TLD
Innovation
Recognition, trust
Co-branding
Scale
Managed
…
Slide7First batch of .cern applications approved
atlas.cern
c
ms.cern
openlab.cern
arts.cern
press.cern
Slide8How to apply for a .cern domain
Apply via service portal, search for ‘domain’
Applicants must be current CERN personnel
Applications require a sponsor (e.g. department, experiment)
See:
http://nic.cern/registration-policy/