[AfrICANN-discuss] Public Comments Requested on DNS Stability: The Effect of New gTLDs on the Internet Domain Name System

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

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

6 February 2008

*DNS Stability: The Effect of New Generic Top Level Domains
on the Internet Domain Name
System<http://www.icann.org/topics/dns-stability-draft-paper-06feb08.pdf>[PDF,
53K]
*

The ICANN community has recently completed a policy development process
regarding the introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This
effort took place within 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
process that allows the introduction of new top-level domains," and called
for a procedure 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 involved in this development. The addition of gTLDs to the
namespace is an expansion of the DNS on a potentially large scale, to
include many more names at the top level. One of the policy recommendations
developed in relation to the introduction of new gTLDs included the
requirement that "Strings must not cause any technical instability." ICANN
is publishing this paper to solicit informed input on the technical issues
relevant to the addition of new gTLDs, and to provide transparency toward
how it will interpret and implement this recommendation. The goal is a clear
set of rules that will be available to potential new gTLD applicants; so
that it is known from the outset what tests will be applied to each
application.

ICANN is seeking feedback on the proposed approach as a step in its
implementation planning for the introduction of new gTLDs. Comments may be
submitted to new-gtlds-dns-stability at icann.org by March 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
http://www.icann.org/topics/new-gtld-program.htm.


-- 
Anne-Rachel Inne
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