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Marcel Schneider <schneider@switch.ch>

The Swiss Education and Research Network. Marcel Schneider <schneider@switch.ch>. Why SWITCH ?. Foundation of the private sector since 1987 Focus on connecting academic and research institutions to the Internet Non-profit, Swiss law Financially stable

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Marcel Schneider <schneider@switch.ch>

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  1. The Swiss Education and Research Network Marcel Schneider <schneider@switch.ch>

  2. Why SWITCH ? • Foundation of the private sector since 1987 • Focus on connecting academic and research institutions to the Internet • Non-profit, Swiss law • Financially stable • Multilingual (supporting 6 languages), multicultural • Proven know-how in networking and value-added services (e-learning, virtual campus, grid computing etc.)

  3. Registry know-how • SWITCH operates CH and LI since 1987 • Proven track record for registry functions • Well respected by Swiss registrars • Delegation contract with Swiss government • For ORG registry: • 2 independent systems (Zürich and CERN) • Automatic immediate changeover (failure) • Scalable, designed to meet twice initial load

  4. Registry know-how • SWITCH operates CH and LI since 1987 • Proven track record for registry functions • Well respected by Swiss registrars • Delegation contract with Swiss government • For ORG registry: • 2 independent systems (Zürich and CERN) • Automatic immediate changeover (failure) • Scalable, designed to meet twice initial load

  5. Name servers (a.org-servers.net) • 12-14 name servers globally distributed • Goal: variety of architectures and platforms • BIND & derivates, DJBDNS, Nominum GNS • Redundancy of hardware • TSIG (RFC-2845) and IXFR’s • Fast response times for resolvers ensured by • a) short RTT to nearest unicast name server (standard DNS system) • b) anycast system by Nominum based on routing protocols

  6. Compliance with ICANN policies • Contract with ICANN accredited registrars • WHOIS for thin registry model • Follow developments in UWHOIS and WHOIS++ indexing services • SRS by improved RRP and later EPP • UDRP for ORG registrants • Zone file data escrow – rocket-proof backup

  7. SRS with RRP+ and EPP • SWITCH to develop an improved SRS (RRP+) • Development team lead by Eric Brunner-Williams • Implementing suggestions and thorough testing by CORE registrars • Gateway allows 3000+ simultaneous connections • 500 info and 400 mod commands per second • Accept current registrar certificates • RRP+ will be made available to ccTLD’s at no-cost • EPP over TCP operational 1Q2003

  8. Marketing strategies • Aware of diversity of existing registrants • No intention to impose restrictive registration policies • Focus on non-commercial organizations will create a stronger identity for ORG • Less attractive to commercial registrants • Conventional global marketing inappropriate • Co-operative marketing approach involving registrants, registrars and the registry

  9. Making a difference for registrars • Best quality at lowest prices: initially $ 5 • Global 24/7 registrar services with 3 offices • Competent personnel with high technical capabilities and financial know-how • Facilities to use their local banks for payments • Registrars’ platform, Business Steering Committee & regional working groups

  10. Creating the ORG community • Community gateway to the “dot ORG culture” • A global home for non-commercial activities • A direct communication and interaction platform • ORG-at-a-glance data base • search engines, newsletters, polls, forums, meeting points for organizations and institutions with non-commercial objectives • ORG Community Council (ORGCC) • Allocation of surplus funds (enhanced services vs. lower prices) • Input to co-operative marketing strategies • Benefits: • Bringing like-minded groups together • Creating higher profiles for the ORG community • Genuine means of input to registry policies and practices

  11. Transition plan basics • Sept.: Request additional data from VeriSign, final system design • Oct.: Main system (mid), second system (end) available • Oct.: RRP+ testing with CORE registrars • Nov.: Start of trial run with data from VeriSign • Dec.: Global registrar services operational • Dec.: Distribute zone to new name servers • Dec.: Registrar/community Web pages available • 1.1.2003: IANA to activate new root zone file

  12. The endowment • Qualify due to non-commercial status • Amount proposed: USD 1.8 Million • Exclusive usages: • to build-up registrar platform and community gateway • to found regional registrar working groups • to initiate community process

  13. ORG: the chance for … • New blood in the gTLD registry business • A non-profit registry • A European, multicultural and multlingual enterprise • Credible, independent and neutral approach by registry (registry acting as facilitator) • An identity for the ORG community • Smooth transition

  14. In short:

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