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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

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See IANA.


(body, networking)Internet Assigned Numbers Authority - (IANA) The central registry for various "assigned numbers": Internet Protocol parameters, such as port, protocol, and enterprise numbers; and options, codes, and types. The currently assigned values are listed in the "Assigned Numbers" document STD 2. To request a number assignment, e-mail <iana@isi.edu>.

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Before it can go into effect, the plan must be approved by the Internet Society and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, nonprofit international organizations that help oversee the functioning of the Net.
In 1995, ADNS's president, John Palmer, made an application to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to operate a registry for a .
The first, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority at the University of Southern California, controls names that end with a .
 
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