Autonomica
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Autonomica Ab is a fully owned subsidiary of NetNod that operates several critical infrastructure pieces on the Internet.
and that that would also be chartered to do research in Internet Technology with a main focus on DNS
. Autonomica was setup with three staff, one responsible for co-ordination of the operation of the IXes and two that where moved from the Royal Institute of Technology
in Stockholm
. It was also agreed between the Swedish University Network SUNET
, and Autonomica that Autonomica would take over the responsibility for running the i.root-servers.net. In addition to that, Autonomica was also to operate the .SE
slave servers at each of the four original Netnod Exchanges.
As Netnod's parent is a non-for profit foundation, so Autonomica. All surplus will be handed to the foundation to be used as grants for "good for the Internet" projects.
. The work done by Autonomica has mainly focused on DNSSEC
and Autonomica staff has written many Internet Draft
s and RFC
s on DNSSEC
issues and deployability. Recently a lot of work and presentations has been done on the topic of deploying IPv6 in production environment.
Autonomica staff are also frequently involved in presenting and chairing sessions in operational conferences such as RIPE
, APRICOT
/APNIC, SANOG
, MENOG
and Nanog
. Autonomica has also helped run several workshops and initiatives among the Swedish Operators.
servers tied to UTC
. Autonomica also finances its operation by sharing the platform used for Anycast
of the i.root-servers.net with several TLDs that make use of the platform.
History
Autonomica was founded in 1998, as a subsidiary to NetNod. The Swedish Operator Forum had for a while been discussing extending the operations of NetNod to include common infrastructure services, as well as taking on staff. It was decided that NetNod would form a separate entity for the operation of the Internet Exchange PointInternet Exchange Point
An Internet exchange point is a physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers exchange Internet traffic between their networks . IXPs reduce the portion of an ISP's traffic which must be delivered via their upstream transit providers, thereby reducing the average per-bit...
and that that would also be chartered to do research in Internet Technology with a main focus on DNS
Domain name system
The Domain Name System is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities...
. Autonomica was setup with three staff, one responsible for co-ordination of the operation of the IXes and two that where moved from the Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. It was also agreed between the Swedish University Network SUNET
SUNET
SUNET is the Swedish University Computer Network. SUNET provides high-speed Internet access to academic institutions in Sweden. The current incarnation of the network, OptoSunet, provides 40 Gbit/s links between the cities hosting universities. It replaces the older network, GigaSunet, based mainly...
, and Autonomica that Autonomica would take over the responsibility for running the i.root-servers.net. In addition to that, Autonomica was also to operate the .SE
.se
.se is the Internet country code top-level domain for Sweden . The top domain is operated by .SE , but domains must be registered through one of the approved registrars. .SE is a foundation and is managed on the basis of its charter of foundation and its statutes...
slave servers at each of the four original Netnod Exchanges.
As Netnod's parent is a non-for profit foundation, so Autonomica. All surplus will be handed to the foundation to be used as grants for "good for the Internet" projects.
Research
Autonomica was originally to focus on "research". The work came to focus on what can best be described as engineering and applied research, as often is the case with Internet related technology, such as the work in the IETF. Autonomica staff has since the start been very active in the IETF and among other things co-chaired the IETF DNSOP working group, multi6 working group (now closed), shim6 working group and the v6ops working group. Autonomica staff has also served on the IABIAB
IAB may refer to:* Internal affairs * Internet Architecture Board, committee charged with oversight of the technical and engineering development of the Internet by the Internet Society...
. The work done by Autonomica has mainly focused on DNSSEC
DNSSEC
The Domain Name System Security Extensions is a suite of Internet Engineering Task Force specifications for securing certain kinds of information provided by the Domain Name System as used on Internet Protocol networks...
and Autonomica staff has written many Internet Draft
Internet Draft
Internet Drafts is a series of working documents published by the IETF. Typically, they are drafts for RFCs, but may be other works in progress not intended for publication as RFCs. It is considered inappropriate to rely on Internet Drafts for reference purposes...
s and RFC
Request for Comments
In computer network engineering, a Request for Comments is a memorandum published by the Internet Engineering Task Force describing methods, behaviors, research, or innovations applicable to the working of the Internet and Internet-connected systems.Through the Internet Society, engineers and...
s on DNSSEC
DNSSEC
The Domain Name System Security Extensions is a suite of Internet Engineering Task Force specifications for securing certain kinds of information provided by the Domain Name System as used on Internet Protocol networks...
issues and deployability. Recently a lot of work and presentations has been done on the topic of deploying IPv6 in production environment.
Autonomica staff are also frequently involved in presenting and chairing sessions in operational conferences such as RIPE
RIPE
Réseaux IP Européens is a forum open to all parties with an interest in the technical development of the Internet. The RIPE community’s objective is to ensure that the administrative and technical coordination necessary to maintain and develop the Internet continues...
, APRICOT
Apricot
The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation.- Description :...
/APNIC, SANOG
SANOG
The South Asian Network Operators' Group is a South Asian counterpart to NANOG. Like NANOG, SANOG operates a mailing list for operators of Asian data networks, including ISPs....
, MENOG
Menog
Menog is a psychedelic trance artist from Coimbra, Portugal. His real name is Daniel Bernardo .He acts in the Dark Psy/Killer Psy genre.He is one of the Spectral Records founders and actual manager....
and Nanog
NANOG
The North American Network Operators' Group is an educational and operational forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. It runs meetings, talks, surveys, and an influential mailing list...
. Autonomica has also helped run several workshops and initiatives among the Swedish Operators.
Services
Autonomica provides several for free services for the good of the Internet, such as i.root-servers.net, one of the 13 Root-servers, and NTPNetwork Time Protocol
The Network Time Protocol is a protocol and software implementation for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks. Originally designed by David L...
servers tied to UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
. Autonomica also finances its operation by sharing the platform used for Anycast
Anycast
Anycast is a network addressing and routing methodology in which datagrams from a single sender are routed to the topologically nearest node in a group of potential receivers all identified by the same destination address.-Addressing methodologies:...
of the i.root-servers.net with several TLDs that make use of the platform.