¢The
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) is an
internationally organized, non-profit corporation
that has responsibility for
Internet Protocol (IP) address space
allocation, protocol identifier
assignment, Top-Level Domain name
system management, and root server system
management
functions.
ICANN performs the
IANA functions
ICANN accredits
domain-name registrar for .com, .org., .net
(and
other domain)
¢Since
ICANN performs the IANA functions, it is in charge for
allocating all numbers.
However, the main concern is the allocation
of domain names.
¢ICANN
role is to oversee the domain-name registration system's
transition from
government hands to private hands and to
coordinate its decentralization and
the integration into a global
community.
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