A presentation given at the third Peering Forum session at APRICOT 2015 on Tuesday, 3rd March 2015.

1. Verisign’s Regional Internet Resolution Service
APRICOT 2015
Fukuoka, Japan
3/3/2015

2. Verisign Public
Introduction
• Verisign operates two of the 13 Root DNS servers
• A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET and J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET
• Verisign also operates all authoritative DNS servers for
the .COM and .NET TLDs
• A-M.GTLD-SERVERS.NET
• Both the Root and TLD DNS servers are key elements of
the overall DNS infrastructure
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3. Verisign Public
What is the RIRS?
• The RIRS is a 1RU server appliance
• Provides access to two key DNS services
• J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET (Root DNS Server)
• B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET (.COM/.NET DNS Server)
• Designed to be embedded inside an ISP’s network or at
an Internet Exchange Point
• Behaves like a standard BGP peer
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4. Verisign Public
Why should you want an RIRS?
• DNS is kind of important
• It’s free
• Your users will thank you
• Decreased latency to root and .COM/.NET DNS services
• Congestion/DDoS/Outages don’t impact your network’s ability to
reach business-critical DNS services
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5. Verisign Public
How do I get an RIRS node (or nodes)?
• It’s easy!
• Technical requirements and provisioning portal are available on the
Verisign website
• The RIRS landing page is located at
http://www.verisigninc.com/rirs
• Verisign provides the server(s), you provide the space/
power/connectivity
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6. Verisign Public
How do I upgrade my existing node?
• Upgrades are easy too!
• RIRS-Help@verisign.com is the place to go for assistance
• You can simply request a new node via the same
provisioning portal (http://www.verisigninc.com/rirs)
• Verisign will pick up the old equipment once the upgrade
is complete
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7. Verisign Public
Summary
• RIRS provides direct, dedicated access to two critical
DNS services
• Root DNS Server
• .COM/.NET DNS Server
• We provide the hardware (for free), you provide the
space/power/connectivity
• More info is available at the RIRS Website
http://www.verisigninc.com/rirs
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