IANA, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, coordinates the DNS root zone, IP address pools and protocol parameter registries worldwide.
ICANN is the nonprofit that coordinates the Internet's unique identifiers, including DNS root zone policy, top-level domains and registrar accreditation.
The IETF, or Internet Engineering Task Force, is the open standards body that develops the core Internet protocols through working groups and…
IMAP is the Internet mail access protocol that lets clients read and organize messages kept on the server, keeping every device in…
The Internet is the global network of independently operated networks that exchange traffic using the TCP/IP protocol suite and shared addressing and…
The internet backbone is the set of high-capacity fiber networks, routers and interconnections that carry traffic between regions and major networks.
An internet exchange point is a shared physical facility where networks interconnect to exchange internet traffic directly, usually through peering.
IPv4 is version 4 of the Internet Protocol, which identifies hosts with 32-bit addresses and routes packets between networks across the Internet.
IPv6 is the 128-bit version of the Internet Protocol that gives every device a globally unique address and replaces the exhausted IPv4…
An ISP, or internet service provider, is an organization that connects homes, businesses and other networks to the global internet for a…