Introduction

The RIPE NCC operates k.root-servers.net, one of the 13 Internet root name servers. The K-root service is provided by a set of distributed mirror instances using IPv4 and IPv6 anycast. Each mirror instance announces the 193.0.14.0/23 prefix in AS25152. Additionally, some instances announce prefixes from 2001:7fd::/32 in AS25152. A K-root mirror instance consists of a cluster of server machines running the NSD name server software.

News

	[5 June 2008] IPv6 Service Deployed at Five Further k.root-servers.net Locations
	[20 February 2008] IPv6 Service at k.root-servers.net and IPv6 Glue for Root Name Servers
	[5 February 2008] New IANA Introduces AAAA Record For K-root
	Archived News

Information

We have completed the initial deployment phase of K-root servers and will study the effects of the local nodes on the general performance of K-root before considering new applications. We will publish our findings on this site and announce any new deployment plans. You can contact us at <k-anycast@ripe.net>.

RIPE NCC and the DNS Root Server System

The RIPE NCC provides DNS root name service for the Internet at the k.root-servers.net service address. We have provided this service reliably since 1997, at our members' expense and for the benefit of the Internet as a whole. The RIPE NCC is a not-for-profit membership association under Dutch law. It is governed by its general assembly and Executive Board, and is guided by the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP).

The RIPE NCC recognises that a single, unique DNS root is vital to the stable operations of the Internet and to ensure global reachability. We fully share the views expressed by the Internet Architecture Board in RFC 2826.

ICANN establishes global consensus about the content of the root zone, compiles and maintains it, and makes it available to the RIPE NCC and other DNS root name server operators, all in accordance with its governance processes. Through k.root-servers.net, the RIPE NCC publishes the DNS root zone to Internet users in a non-discriminatory fashion, following the relevant technical standards and best practises, and in accordance with RIPE NCC governance processes.

A briefing on the general operation of the DNS root server system is available at:
DNS Root Name Servers Explained For Non-Experts, Daniel Karrenberg.

Locations

Global Statistics

These graphs show the number of queries per second seen at all K-root global mirror instances. Click on the graph to see data for the past year and to see the distribution of query types in detail.

London

Amsterdam

Tokyo

Miami

Delhi

The statistics for the K-root local mirror instances are not shown here.
To see statistics for a particular K-root mirror instance you should follow the appropriate link on the above map.

All statistics are subject to a four-hour delay before being published on this site. The data is based on a one minute average. Times are in UTC.
Graphs are created using Orca