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.ng Domain Name - the Future of IPv6
in Nigeria
Ope Odusan
Chief Operating Officer
Nigerian Internet Registration Association
[email protected]
http://www.nira.org.ng
Tel: 0808 208 2766
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NiRA-Background
 .ng is Nigeria’s country code, and implicitly,
a Nigerian identity on the
internet.
 This important national resource is managed by Nigeria Internet Registration
Association (NIRA)
 The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) was founded on March
23, 2005 as a stakeholder-led organisation, charged with the management of
the nation's Country Code Top Level Domain Name (ccTLD), .ng..
 NiRA's establishment was the end of a long period of inactivity and dispute on
the appropriate management of this important National Resource.
Coordinated by the National Information Technology Development Agency
(NITDA). Stakeholders within Nigeria’s Internet community participated in its
formation.
 Our Current Executive President is Mrs Mary Uduma who heads the 8
members executive board and Dr. Adeola Odeyemi, Chairman, 9 Member BOT.
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What is a Domain Name ?
• In the Beginning ……
• US Defence Dept. DARPA Project started the Internet.
• Computers use Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)- Internet Protocol
(IP) Addresses to Communicate.
• Humans Prefer letters. IP 108.163.163.202 is much more difficult than
domain name : odusan.name.ng, hence the birth of Domain Name
System (DNS).
• Domain Name is an identification string that defines a realm of
administrative autonomy, authority or control on the internet.
• A Domain Name represent an Internet Protocol resource.
• Domain Name are organized in subordinate levels (subdomains) of the
DNS Root domain. Top Level Domain (TLDs) represent the first level, this
include generic top-level domains (gTLD) i.e. .com, .net, etc and the
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country code top-level domains ccTLD like .ng
.ng Registry Design
 3R Registry Model
 Public WHOIS server on port
43
 Public WHOIS web interface
 EPP interface for the
registrars
 Escrow backup with Cocca
 Stealth Primary Server
 SSH with user & IP
restrictions
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Secondary Name Servers
 ns1.nic.net.ng 194.0.1.29 I
 Internet Computer Bureau
 ns2.nic.net.ng 204.61.216.40
 (PCH)
 ns3.nic.net.ng 208.78.70.93
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Dynamic Network Services
(USA)
 ns4.nic.net.ng 204.13.250.93
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Dynamic Network Services
(USA)
 nsa.nic.net.ng 41.222.79.3
 Nigeria
Registry Power Design
 Motorized Automatic
Voltage Regulators (AVR) for
each power source
 Double Power source
 Dual Automatic Transfer
Switch (ATS)
 Multiple Power packs in
each equipment
 Remote monitoring of
power, with ability
shutdown devices remotely
Network Monitoring
NIRA
IPv6 –Why is it Important
 Vastly expanded IP address. IPv4 (32 bits) vs. IPv6 (128
bits). More Devices can be supported because each
additional bit doubles the size of addresses available.
 Current IPv4 will run out soon.
 Current IPv4 based website may have accessibility
problem with users using IPv6 based network.
 Increasing Digital Content need more address space to
grow
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Broadband and Digital Content
 Email (SMTP)
 VOIP – (SIP-Session Initiation Protocols)
 Dial A Domain
 ENUM (Domain Name and Telephone numbers)-ENUM unifies
traditional telephony and next-generation IP networks
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 Imagine your phone number to be your.name.ng DOMAIN NAME.
SMS (Short Message Service), Email-to-SMS Gateway
WAP, MMS
(HTTP) – Hypertext Protocol
FTP (File Transfer Protocols)
H264 (video compression) and IPTV
MP3 (Audio)
Jpeg (Image)
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Domain Name
.ng Unique Features
 The structure of the .ng Registry and the availability of
characters and figures afford certain advantages. i.e.
9jafashion.com.ng vs fashion.com
 The possibility of introducing new second level domains to
serve specific trades or interest groups. i.e. .sch.ng
 The potential of exploiting the diverse languages in Nigeria to
create personalized domains.
 Register your name as your domain i.e. odusan.name.ng
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Broadband Drivers
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IPv6 and Broadband Growth Drivers
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DOMAIN NAME (IPv6)
The Next Telephone ‘Number’
 Electronic Numbering (ENUM) is a protocol developed by the
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to allow the Public
Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and the Internet to
interoperate.
 ENUM allows telephone numbers to be resolved to URLs using a
Domain Name System (DNS)-based architecture. By placing
telephone numbers into the DNS, ENUM can facilitate
interoperability for a wide range of applications including Voice
over IP (VoIP), video, presence, and instant messaging.
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How .ng Domain Name Drives
Broadband Growth ?
 .NG (like our currency Naira and +234 for country code) is
the official ICANN approved ccTLD for Nigeria. More .ng
Domain Content. (i.e Nollywood Movies)
 Availability of Names is better on the .ng ccTLD than on
the gTLDs like .com, .org.
 Branding and Geo targeting of local content to the
Nigerian market (upload more than download).
 Government Services under .ng Domain will create
demand for wider adoption of Broadband Internet
Services
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Summary
Content is King-
The main driver of the
Internet (IPv6) growth is content. Content in the form of
Applications like Email, VOIP, Web, Blog, Facebook, Video etc.
IPv6 is key to the continued growth of the Internet in Nigeria.
In the very near future, there will be no need to dial a phone
number, just dial a domain name. (Dial via IP Address)
It all starts with a DOMAIN NAME. Get YOURS today !
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How To Register .ng Domain
 Decide on the name you want to register
 Visit http://www.nira.org.ng
 Select a Registrar among over 30
 Register your domain name
 Start creating your own content
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