Frogans Technology Overview

1. 1NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Stéphane Van Gelder
Frogans Project Ambassador
stephane.vangelder@ext.op3ft.org
Frogans Technology Overview
OP3FT

2. 2NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Frogans technology: the Internet's newest software layer
● A new step in the development of the Internet
● Allows the introduction of Frogans sites
● Uses the .frogans gTLD delegated by ICANN in order to function
Telecommunications infrastructure
Physical network
Traffic and routing
Domain Name System (DNS)
Internet protocols and standards
Generic applications
E-mail, FTP, IRC, World Wide Web
The three
operating
layers
of the
Internet
FrogansFrogans

3. 3NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Dot Frogans: A new gTLD to secure the Frogans layer
Uses of .frogans gTLD domain names
.frogans delegated by ICANN
to the OP3FT on April 19, 2014
Afnic is the back-end registry
of the .frogans gTLD
Frogans Player download servers
FCR Operator Registration Services
FNS servers for the resolution of Frogans addresses
● TLD ensures the security, stability and reliability of the Frogans layer
● OP3FT is the only registrant of .frogans domains
● No .frogans domains registered by third parties

4. Frogans sites
Overview
OP3FT

5. 5NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Frogans sites: A new format for publishing content online
LOREM IPSUM
-> @ / WWW
Text
Links
Image
Browsing
buttons
Dynamic
content
Shape
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● Secure
● Smaller in size and weight
● No set shape/can be used in conjunction with Websites

6. 6NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Frogans Player: A new browser for Frogans sites
● Same browsing experience and identical display on all devices
● Downloadable free of charge from the OP3FT
● Respectful of end-user privacy

7. 7NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Frogans addresses: compatible with the world's language sets
网络 - 名称 * 现场 - 名称
+ Japanese, Korean,
Devanagari, Thai, Greek
Сеть-название*Сайт-название
Network-name*Site-name
‫שם-רשת*שם-אתר‬
‫اسم-شبكة*اسم-موقع‬
Latin
Cyrillic
Chinese
Hebrew
Arabic
Source: Google translate
● Short and simple
● Support language sets from all around the world
● Easy to identify through asterisk

8. Frogans addresses
Registration
OP3FT

9. 9NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Frogans addresses within the Internet ecosystem
Internet
users
Web sites Domain names
Mobile apps Download from a store
Frogans sites Frogans addresses
● Frogans addresses complement existing addressing mechanisms
● Used exclusively for Frogans sites
● Domain names in .frogans gTLD are not Frogans Addresses

10. 10NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Frogans networks: Sets of Frogans addresses
Public
Frogans Networks
Dedicated
Frogans Networks
Internal
Frogans Networks
frogans* Site-name Site-name intranet* Site-nameNetwork-name*
or transcription or translation
BrandGeneric
term
Geographical
name
Community
name
Product ...
>>
>>
>>
>>
● Three types of Frogans network: public, dedicated and internal
● Registry pricing 6 €/yr (site name), 1500 €/yr (network name)
● Supports writing systems from all around the world

11. 11NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
● Dot Brand TLDs enable the creation of domain names for Web sites
● Frogans networks enable the creation of Frogans addresses for Frogans sites
● Web sites and Frogans sites are complementary publishing spaces
Dot Brand TLDs versus Frogans networks
Key
differences
Used for publishing Web sites Used for publishing Frogans sites
Require high-level investment Require low-level investment
Internationalized (from ASCII) Natively international
Domain names read
in reverse order
E.g. www.mysite.mybrand
Frogans addresses read
in natural direction
E.g. mybrand*mysite
Dot Brand TLDs Frogans networks

12. 12NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Registration of Frogans networks and Frogans addresses
FCR
database
Holder
FCR account
administrator
FCR
Operator
Public
data
Registration
request
Opens and credits
an FCR account
Registers
Frogans addresses
& Frogans networks
via the FCR API or
an HTML interface
Whois
query
● Holders register through FCR account administrators
● No accreditation required to become an FCR Account Administrator
● Registrations are made on basis of ”first-come, first-served” principle

13. 13NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Frogans Core Registry (FCR): a centralized database
FCR
database
FCR Delegation Agreement
FCR
Operator
OP3FT
rules
delegated toheld by
At the service of Internet users
Technical and commercial operation placed under the control of the OP3FT
Sets uniform and flat fees for addressing services
● Contains all registered Frogans addresses and Frogans networks
● Operated by a commercial entity under a delegation contract with the OP3FT
● Database belongs to the OP3FT

14. 14NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Priority registration period for trademark holders
● Open to all trademark holders around the world (all writing systems)
● Registrations for network names only (dedicated Frogans networks)
● Registration costs are not higher during priority registration period
...
Trademark
Holder
My-Brand * My-Site-1
My-Site-2
My set of
Frogans addresses
My Frogans sites
targeting:
Products
Locations
Users
...
...
Languages

15. OP3FT
Dispute Resolution
UDRP-F

16. 16NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
UDRP-F proceedings
Complainant
UDRP-F provider
Arbitration
1 to 3 panelists
Dispute concerning
a network name
or a site name
registered in the FCR
UDRP-F
Rules for UDRP-F
Supplemental Rules
of the UDRP-F Provider
● Based on UDRP and UDRP Rules
● Same proceedings as UDRP
● ICANN-accredited UDRP providers are eligible, 2 already signed on

17. 17NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
UDRP-F complaints and remedies
Cancellation or transfer of
the site name registration
Cancellation or transfer of
the network name registration
Cancellation of
the site name registration
Available remediesArbitrationApplicable disputes
frogans*Site-name
Network-name*Site-name
Network-name*Site-name
● Three types of complaints
● Available remedies: cancellation or transfer of the registration
● Decisions implemented by FCR Operator, not by FCR Account Administrators

18. OP3FT
Public interest
Commitment

19. 19NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Frogans sites: a new way to publish content on the Internet
INTERNET USERS AND FROGANS SITES
New concepts
and uses with
Frogans sites
A new space for
opportunities and
innovations
A new territory for
publishing on the
Internet
A new
international
addressing system
● Technology released in the form of an open standard, free of charge
● Project led by non-profit organization (OP3FT)
● Designed to serve users, developers and content publishers.

20. 20NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Organizing the Frogans technology
● OP3FT is a non-profit organization
● Develops the Frogans technology in the public interest
● Respectful of national laws
Frogans
technology
Released in the form
of an open standard,
available to all users,
free of charge
TO HOLD
OP3FT's
mission TO PROMOTE
TO PROTECT
TO ENSURE THE
PROGRESS OF

21. 21NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Milestones for the opening of the Frogans Core Registry (FCR)
● Step-by-step introduction of Frogans technology on the Internet
● Network of FCR Account Administrators being deployed
● Frogans Sites become operational this year!
Beginning 2015
PRIORITY
PERIOD
FOR TRADEMARK
HOLDERS
PRIORITY
PERIOD
FOR
ENTREPRENEURS
BETA
PERIOD
FOR
DEVELOPERS
Registration
of Dedicated
Frogans Networks
(trademarks only)
Development
of authoring
tools and
Frogans sites
Registration
of Dedicated
Frogans Networks
(generic terms)
Registration
of Frogans addresses
and publishing
of Frogans sites
Mid 2015 End of 2015

22. Summary
OP3FT

23. 23NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Opening a Frogans site in four steps
OP3FT
Non-profit organization
FCR
Delegation
Agreement
Registration
Agreement
get.frogans
(download)
1
End users
At home, at work, on-the-go
2
End users get
Frogans Player
End users enter a
Frogans address to
open a Frogans site
or they click a link
fcr.frogans
(lookups) 3
(browsing)
4
End users browse
the Frogans site
(slide by slide)
The Frogans address
is automatically
resolved
Promotion, protection and progress of the
Frogans technology
FCR Account
Administrator
Agreement
Frogans site publishers
Individuals and organizations
FCR Account Administrators
Individuals and organizations
FCR Operator
STG Interactive S.A.
Frogans Core Registry
(Frogans addresses)
Frogans slides

24. 24NamesCon - January 2015 – Las Vegas
Links
● Welcome to the Frogans project
https://project.frogans.org/
● The official Web site of the Frogans technology:
https://www.frogans.org/
● The Frogans Technology Conference:
https://conference.frogans.org/
● Using the .frogans gTLD:
https://nic.frogans/
● The Web site of the FCR Operator:
https://fcr.frogans/
● The UDRP-F and its Rules of procedure:
https://www.frogans.org/en/resources/udrpf/access.html
● The Frogans technology mailing lists:
https://lists.frogans.org/