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Presentation to InternetNZ Council 31 August 2007

Presentation to InternetNZ Council 31 August 2007. Introductions. Anne Urlwin Chair Nick Griffin General Manager. 2. New Zealand Domain Name Registry Ltd. 100% owned by InternetNZ Formed in 2002 Board Anne Urlwin Carol Stigley David Farrar Doug Mercer Donna Hiser. Staff

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Presentation to InternetNZ Council 31 August 2007

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  1. Presentation to InternetNZ Council 31 August 2007

  2. Introductions • Anne Urlwin Chair • Nick Griffin General Manager 2

  3. New Zealand Domain Name Registry Ltd • 100% owned by InternetNZ • Formed in 2002 • Board • Anne Urlwin • Carol Stigley • David Farrar • Doug Mercer • Donna Hiser • Staff • - Nick Griffin • - Dave Baker • - Trent Connor • - Sue Carter

  4. Income and Expenses • Income from Domain Name fees • Received from Registrars • Budget 2007-2008 $5.8m • Expenses • Operating Expenses • DNC Fee 2007-2008 $1.0m • Dividend to InternetNZ as Shareholder • 2007-2008 $1.7m

  5. Domain Name Fee • Fee Setting Exercise • Undertaken Annually • NZRS and NZOC make recommendation to INZ • INZ Council approve change in the Domain Name Fee • Domain Name Fee (per name per month) • 2002 $2.00 • 2004 $1.75 • 2007 $1.50

  6. Key Results 6

  7. The .nz Domain Name Space NZRS Catalyst Connection Agreement Service Level Agreement Service Level Agreement InternetNZ Authorised Registrars Authorisation Agreement DNC NZOC ICANN IANA Registrants Registrant Agreement 7

  8. Domain Name net growth 2002-2007 8

  9. Service Level Agreement • Between InternetNZ and NZRS • Managed for InternetNZ by the Office of the Domain Name Commissioner (DNC) • SLA includes: • Register performance and management standards • Availability and response times • Reporting and communication requirements 9

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  12. Key Suppliers • NZRS out sources the development and operational support to Catalyst IT • Business Continuity Plan is supported out of Auckland by Open System Specialists (OSS) 12

  13. Shared Registry System (SRS) • Developed using Open Source software • Debian GNU/Linux • Perl • XML for processing and database access • PostgreSQL database • Apache Webservers • SRS published as Open Source 13

  14. Measuring and Monitoring Registry Performance .nz 14

  15. Availability requirements • SRS – 99.90% • WHOIS service – 99.90% • DNS – 100% 15

  16. System monitoring • Developed using Open Source software • System outage • Escalation strategy depending on issue • Detailed monitoring of WHOIS access • All systems monitored by server and service 16

  17. NZRS Reporting • NZRS reports to DNC monthly • Availability and performance results • All exceptions to the targets • Notifies of any issues involving registrars or WHOIS request • Provides general statistical information, for example: • Domain name statistics • Registrar market share • Registrar activity including number, and duration, of registrations and renewals 17

  18. Public information 18

  19. Public information Availability 19

  20. Public information 20

  21. NZRS ‘real time’ info • Public information www.nzrs.net.nz : • Current status of all SRS servers • Current number of active .nz names • Notice of planned outages • Schedule of updates • DNS status in real time http://dnsmon.ripe.net/ • Registrar only information: • Transaction record • Transfers in and out • Account details 21

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