[kictanet] Release of Interisle and TNO reports on Root Scaling

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http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18sep09-en.htm

Release of Interisle and TNO reports on Root Scaling

18 September 2009

In February 2009, with Resolution 2009-02-03-04, the ICANN Board 
requested the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC), the 
Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), and the ICANN staff, 
including the IANA team, to study the potential issues regarding the 
addition of IDNs, IPv6 addresses, DNSSEC and substantial numbers of new 
TLDs to the root zone. The Terms of Reference for this study are at 
http://www.icann.org/en/committees/dns-root/root-scaling-study-tor-05may09-en.htm.

Interisle was selected to perform this study. In the course of their 
study, they recommended that a modeling effort be undertaken with the 
assistance of TNO. TNO produced a model and a companion report.

We are hereby releasing the Interisle report as delivered for public 
comment and analysis as well as a covering note from the joint 
RSSAC/SSAC/ICANN staff steering group for this study.

The steering group will be evaluating the report against the Terms of 
Reference and preparing recommendations for the Board and the public.

The TNO model and simulation system is undergoing verification and will 
be released, with the TNO report, soon.

Related links:

Root Scaling Study
http://www.icann.org/en/committees/dns-root/root-scaling-study-report-31aug09-en.pdf 
[PDF, 1,340K]

Steering Group transmittal letter
http://www.icann.org/en/committees/dns-root/steering-group-transmittal-letter-18sep09-en.pdf 
[PDF, 41K]

The Root Scaling Study Steering Group

David Conrad (david.conrad at icann.org) - ICANN
John L. Crain (john.crain at icann.org) - ICANN
Steve Crocker (steve at shinkuro.com) - SSAC
Jeremy Hitchcock (jeremy at dyn-inc.com) - SSAC
Johan Ihrén (johani at autonomica.se) - RSSAC
Matt Larson (mlarson at verisign.com) - RSSAC
Danny McPherson (danny at tcb.net) - SSAC
Ram Mohan (rmohan at afilias.info) - SSAC
Greg Rattray (greg.rattray at icann.org) - ICANN
Barbara Roseman (barbara.roseman at icann.org) - ICANN
Suzanne Woolf (Suzanne_Woolf at isc.org) - RSSAC