Development of the Domain Name System

Abstract

The Domain Name System (DNS) provides name service for the DARPA internet. It is one of the largest name services in operation today, serves as a highly diverse community of hosts, users, and networks, and uses a unique combination of hierarchies, caching, and datagram access. This paper examines the ideas behind the initial design of the DNS in 1983, discusses the evolution of these ideas into current implementations and usages, notes conspicuous surprises, successes, and shortcomings, and attempts to predict its future evolution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA203901

Entities

People

  • Kevin J. Dunlap
  • Paul V. Mockapetris

Organizations

  • General Electric

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  • Human Systems

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  • Algorithms
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  • Databases
  • Information Science
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  • Computer science

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  • Computer Networking
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