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ISOC-NSRC ccTLD WORKSHOP

ISOC-NSRC ccTLD WORKSHOP. SHORT INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION BY TEL •ONE ZIMBABWE Sternford Gapu Khulekani Khupe

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ISOC-NSRC ccTLD WORKSHOP

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  1. ISOC-NSRC ccTLD WORKSHOP SHORT INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION BY TEL•ONE ZIMBABWE Sternford Gapu Khulekani Khupe September 2005

  2. Introduction - Tel•One • A fixed Telecommunications Operator providing • Fixed telephony • Data services • Internet services • As an IAP • As an ISP

  3. Introduction - Tel•One Organisational Structure

  4. Tel•One Internet and Data function • Operate internet backbone for Zimbabwe • Most ISPs connect thru Telone • Only a few operate their own international Gateway as additional capacity

  5. Tel•One Internet and Data function • Mandated by the Regulator to administer the ccTLD for Zimbabwe • Steps to make Telone the sole administrator of all Domain name services for Zimbabwe being undertaken

  6. DNS Administration in Zimbabwe • Telone responsible for • ‘.zw’ the ccTLD • ‘.org.zw’ • All DNS expected to come under one Operator’s administration soon

  7. Administration of Domains in common use Tel•One .zw .org.zw .co.zw .ac.zw .gov.zw .ngo.zw .mango.zw Tel•One ZISPA UZ GTA Other Other

  8. Domain Registration Process • Directly applying Customers use Co. letterhead • Customer assisted in completing a Domain Template • ISPs send a completed template through soft copy • Registration involves manual editing of zone files • Once registered the customer is billed • Others register through ZISPA

  9. Telone DNS Technology levels • Two Solaris 5.7 based servers used • Ns1.telone.co.zw • Ns2.telone.co.zw • No special databases except the zone files themselves • No whois service available in Zimbabwe • Simple lookup commands used to query zone information • BIND 8.1.2 used for the DNS service • Manual update /entry of zone done at primary server • Distribution to secondary set at 3 hrs

  10. THE END THANK YOU

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