D15.2.1. General
description of proposed facilities and systems. Address all
locations of systems. Provide diagrams of all of the systems
operating at each location. Address the specific types of systems
being used, their capacity, and their interoperability, general
availability, and level of security. Describe in detail buildings,
hardware, software systems, environmental equipment, Internet
connectivity, etc.
See attached document
D15.2.2. Registry-registrar
model and protocol. Please describe in detail.
See attached document
D15.2.3. Database
capabilities. Database size, throughput, scalability, procedures
for object creation, editing, and deletion, change notifications,
registrar transfer procedures, grace period implementation, reporting
capabilities, etc.
See attached document
D15.2.4. Zone
file generation. Procedures for changes, editing by registrars,
updates. Address frequency, security, process, interface, user
authentication, logging, data back-up.
See attached document
D15.2.5. Zone
file distribution and publication. Locations of nameservers,
procedures for and means of distributing zone files to them.
See attached document
D15.2.6. Billing
and collection systems. Technical characteristics, system
security, accessibility.
See attached document
D15.2.7. Data
escrow and backup. Frequency and procedures for backup of
data. Describe hardware and systems used, data format, identity
of escrow agents, procedures for retrieval of data/rebuild of
database, etc.
See attached document
D15.2.8. Publicly
accessible look up/Whois service. Address software and hardware,
connection speed, search capabilities, coordination with other
Whois systems, etc.
See attached document
D15.2.9. System
security. Technical and physical capabilities and procedures
to prevent system hacks, break-ins, data tampering, and other
disruptions to operations. Physical security.
See attached document
D15.2.10. Peak
capacities. Technical capability for handling a larger-than-projected
demand for registration or load. Effects on load on servers,
databases, back-up systems, support systems, escrow systems,
maintenance, personnel.
See attached document
D15.2.11. System
reliability. Define, analyze, and quantify quality of service.
See attached document
D15.2.12. System
outage prevention. Procedures for problem detection, redundancy
of all systems, back up power supply, facility security, technical
security, availability of back up software, operating system,
and hardware, system monitoring, technical maintenance staff,
server locations.
See attached document
D15.2.13. System
recovery procedures. Procedures for restoring the system
to operation in the event of a system outage, both expected and
unexpected. Identify redundant/diverse systems for providing
service in the event of an outage and describe the process for
recovery from various types of failures, the training of technical
staff who will perform these tasks, the availability and backup
of software and operating systems needed to restore the system
to operation, the availability of the hardware needed to restore
and run the system, backup electrical power systems, the projected
time for restoring the system, the procedures for testing the
process of restoring the system to operation in the event of
an outage, the documentation kept on system outages and on potential
system problems that could result in outages.
See attached document
D15.2.14. Technical
and other support. Support for registrars and for Internet
users and registrants. Describe technical help systems, personnel
accessibility, web-based, telephone and other support, support
services to be offered, time availability of support, and language-availability
of support.
See attached document
