{"id":4374,"date":"2012-07-25T08:30:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T13:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2012-07-25T08:43:08","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T13:43:08","slug":"bringing-key-internet-infrastructure-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/07\/bringing-key-internet-infrastructure-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"Too good to be true? Bringing key Internet infrastructure into the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"

A discussion of the Domain Name System (DNS), its benefits and some thoughts for Caribbean countries that might be considering arrangements similar to Saint Kitts and Nevis to acquire their own DNS servers.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/Internet_g170-Website_p11736.html\"<\/a>Earlier this week, regional publications reported that the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis would soon be receiving its own Internet DNS (Domain Name System) Root Server (Source: Caribbean News Now<\/a>). The server, which will be donated by Packet Clearing House (PCH<\/a>), is expected to be a major boost for the local business community and for Internet users in the Federation. However, what does this all mean and will the rest of the Caribbean be left behind?<\/p>\n

DNS 101<\/h3>\n

As mentioned in most of the news reports on this new development in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Domain Name System (DNS) is considered to be the phone book of the Internet. It maintains the namespaces (or identifiers) used for human-readable domain names (e.g. www.test.com) and the Internet Protocol (IP) address system, and provides translation services between the two. The DNS server stores those records, and facilitates the necessary transactions.<\/p>\n