WIDE Project
Encyclopedia
The WIDE Project founded over 20 years ago , is an Internet
project in Japan. It runs a major backbone
of the Japanese Internet and used to run the .jp
TLD.
WIDE aims to integrate academia and industry in a single and unique group that overcomes lines among organizations in an autonomous force utilizing new technologies for the better society. This mission has been progressed the series actions of the project for two decades, and will continue to be a cornerstone of our activities.
The president is Jun Murai
.
It operates the M root nameserver
since 1997.
It has been a core proponent of IPv6 research, development and deployment in Japan.
The project was started (as the WIDE Research Group) in 1985.
The WIDE project also conducted a study about the instability of the Intra-domain routing which was presented on the Routing Workgroup of the RIPE
-49 meeting in 2004
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
project in Japan. It runs a major backbone
Backbone
Backbone may refer to:* Vertebral column, of a vertebrate organism* Backbone chain, in polymer chemistry, the framework of the molecule* Backbone Entertainment, a video game development company* Backbone network, the top level of a hierarchical network...
of the Japanese Internet and used to run the .jp
.jp
.jp is the Internet country code top-level domain for Japan. It is administered by the Japan Registry Service.At the establishment of the .jp domain the domain was administered by the JPNIC, as part of their role as an overseeing technical body for the Internet in Japan...
TLD.
WIDE aims to integrate academia and industry in a single and unique group that overcomes lines among organizations in an autonomous force utilizing new technologies for the better society. This mission has been progressed the series actions of the project for two decades, and will continue to be a cornerstone of our activities.
The president is Jun Murai
Jun Murai
is a Japanese computer scientist, known as "the father of Japan's Internet". A professor at Keio University, Murai is the founder of JUNET and president of WIDE Project. Murai graduated from Keio University in 1979 and received a Ph.D...
.
It operates the M root nameserver
Root nameserver
A root name server is a name server for the Domain Name System's root zone. It directly answers requests for records in the root zone and answers other requests returning a list of the designated authoritative name servers for the appropriate top-level domain...
since 1997.
It has been a core proponent of IPv6 research, development and deployment in Japan.
The project was started (as the WIDE Research Group) in 1985.
The WIDE project also conducted a study about the instability of the Intra-domain routing which was presented on the Routing Workgroup of the 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...
-49 meeting in 2004