Public Comments Requested on DNS Stability: The Effect of New [...]

Public Comments Requested on DNS Stability: The Effect of New gTLDs on the Internet Domain Name System

📅 February 6, 2008 -

DNS Stability: The Effect of New Generic Top Level Domains on the Internet Domain Name System [PDF, 53K]

The ICANN community has recently completed a policy development process regardingthe introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This effort took placewithin ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) (see http://gnso.icann.org/)and resulted in a set of recommendations (see http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm#_Toc43798015)to guide ICANN in introducing new gTLDs to the namespace.

In its recommendations, the GNSO concluded that "ICANN must implement a processthat allows the introduction of new top-level domains," and called for aprocedure respecting the principles of fairness, transparency and non-discrimination.In preparing for the expected implementation of the gTLD policy recommendations,staff is conducting some review and analysis of the technical issues involvedin this development. The addition of gTLDs to the namespace is an expansionof the DNS on a potentially large scale, to include many more names at thetop level. One of the policy recommendations developed in relation to the introductionof new gTLDs included the requirement that "Strings must not cause any technicalinstability." ICANN is publishing this paper to solicit informed input onthe technical issues relevant to the addition of new gTLDs, and to providetransparency toward how it will interpret and implement this recommendation.The goal is a clear set of rules that will be available to potential newgTLD applicants; so that it is known from the outset what tests will be appliedto each application.

ICANN is seeking feedback on the proposed approach as a step in its implementationplanning for the introduction of new gTLDs. Comments may be submitted to new-gtlds-dns-stability@icann.org byMarch 7 2008. Comments can be viewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/new-gtlds-dns-stability/.

For more information about the New gTLD Program, please go to https://www.icann.org/topics/new-gtld-program.htm.

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