L-root Server

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• Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to get the L-root server.

About L-root Server

• The new server has been installed at the Bhamashah State Data Centre in association with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). 
• It will enable the State government to provide its flagship digital services and enforce e-governance with seamless internet connectivity.
  • The government in the State is delivering digital services to the people through e-Mitra, Jan Aadhaar Yojana, Jan Kalyan portal, Jansuchna portal and various mobile phone apps.
• The State would not depend on any root server for the domain name system following the installation of the new facility.
• Benefits:
  • The new facility will strengthen internet infrastructure and help improve security and resilience of internet-based operations.
  • It will ensure uninterrupted delivery of digital services to the common people and bring transparency and efficiency in operations.
  • The internet operations would continue to run in Rajasthan without any interruption even if there was an obstacle in internet connectivity because of a technical glitch or a natural calamity in the whole of Asia or India.
  • The new server’s installation will also benefit the general public as well as the industry with better load management and lower round trip time latency between the users and servers. 

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

• It manages the maintenance of namespaces and numerical spaces which enable secure and stable operation of the internet. 
• ICANN performs the technical maintenance of IP Address pools and Domain Name Servers(DNS). ICANN was incorporated in California on September 30, 1998.
• ICANN is governed by an internationally diverse Board of Directors overseeing the policy development process. ICANN’s President directs an international staff, working from three continents, who ensure that ICANN meets its operational commitment to the Internet community.

Source:TH