IDN Access Domain Names Infographic English

IDN Access Domain Names Infographic English

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  example.com What is theDomain Name System (DNS)? What are Internationalized Domain Names? What has changed with Top-Level Domains? Why Internationalize Domain Names? Speak Up For Your Language  The Timeline of ICANN’s Progress on IDN TLDs One of the main functions of the DNS, which is a distributed system, is to help people find Internet addresses. Top-Level Domains (TLDs) are the last part of the domain name. You can think of TLDs in two categories: An Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) uses a particular encoding and format to allow a wider range of scripts to represent domain names. Until late 2009**, Top-Level Domains were restricted to only the Latin letters a to z without accents or symbols. After 2009, IDN TLDs were introduced in other scripts including Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic scripts. INTERNATIONALIZED DOMAIN NAMES ADDED Latin letters a to z without accents or symbols. Characters from different scripts. More and more people around the world, once unconnected, are online. IDN TLDs can be either ccTLDs or gTLDs. 38 IDN country code Top-Level Domains created in the root zone through the Fast Track Program. A fully internationalized Domain Name System is within reach but we need the collaboration of the global Internet community – technical and linguistic experts, policy-makers, application developers, end users and other stakeholders. We need your help to determine how to include your language script in Top-Level Domains. 35 IDN generic Top-Level Domains created in the root zone through the New gTLD Program. ICANN initiates the development of Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) for the root zone. The LGR is a mechanism for creating and maintaining rules to determine valid IDN labels and their variants, if any, in different scripts. ICANN produces IDN Implementation Guidelines v.1. ICANN introduces .test IDN TLDs in multiple scripts in the root zone. ICANN initiates and encourages the formation of community-based panels for different scripts for example: Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic. Look for more IDN TLDs to be created in the root zone. Internationalized Domain Names Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) 5B expected more language communities join 2020 Number of Internet Users Worldwide*** 2000 413M 2014 2.9B DOMAIN NAME .org Instead of numbers, the DNS uses letters, numbers and hyphens to form a name that is easier to remember. IP addresses can be difficult to remember. example.br example.com A two letter TLD* used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state or a dependent territory based on abbreviations defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). A TLD longer than two letters that does not correspond to a country code; for example, .com, .org or .net. Domain names with non-Latin characters or Latin characters beyond letters (a to z) digits (0 to 9) and hyphen (-), as allowed by relevant protocols. *Note: IDN TLDs may have two or more characters. **Note: Experimental .test IDN TLDs were introduced in 2007. ***Source: Internet Live Stats (www.InternetLiveStats.com). Internationalized Domain Names allow people around the world to access domain names in their local languages. 2009 (.china) (.rf) .com .uk Every computer on the Internet has a unique number - like a postal address - called its IP address. IP stands for Internet Protocol. Top-Level Domains (TLDs) Find out more information by visiting: icann.org/topics/idn Volunteer for your language by emailing: [email protected] ADDRESS .br is Brazil's TLD 2000 2014 Top Three Countries by % of Total Global Internet Users*** 30% 9% 6% U.S. U.S.JAPAN GERMANY 22% 10% 8% CHINA INDIA 2003 2007 2010 2013 2014 FUTURE (.arab) twitter.com/icann facebook.com/icannorg
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  Volunteer for yourlanguage by emailing: [email protected] Find out more information by visiting: icann.org/topics/idn twitter.com/icann twitter.com/icann_pt twitter.com/icann_ar twitter.com/icann_ru facebook.com/icannorg youtube.com/icannnews flickr.com/photos/icann linkedin.com/company/icann weibo.com/icannorg icann-cn slideshare.net/icannpresentations twitter.com/icann_es