Rajasthan becomes first State to get L-root server

Context

Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to get the L-root server.

What is L-root Server?

• The L-root Server aims to enable the State government to provide its flagship digital services and enforce e-governance with seamless internet connectivity.
• The government in the State is delivering digital services to the people through e-Mitra, Jan Aadhaar Yojana, Jan Kalyan portal, Jansuchna portal and various mobile phone apps.
• The State would not depend on any root server for the domain name system following the installation of the new facility.
• The new server has been installed at the Bhamashah State Data Centre in association with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). 

Benefits of L-root Server

• The new facility will strengthen internet infrastructure and help improve security and resilience of internet-based operations.
• It will ensure uninterrupted delivery of digital services to the common people and bring transparency and efficiency in operations.
• The internet operations would continue to run in Rajasthan without any interruption even if there was an obstacle in internet connectivity because of a technical glitch or a natural calamity in the whole of Asia or India.
• The new server’s installation will also benefit the general public as well as the industry with better load management and lower round trip time latency between the users and servers.
• Other root servers in India
  Currently, there are three J-root servers deployed in Mumbai, New Delhi, and Gorakhpur and two L-root servers deployed in Kolkata and Mumbai. 
• • The L-root server installed in Rajasthan is the first one that has been deployed at the State level.

About Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

• It manages the maintenance of namespaces and numerical spaces which enable secure and stable operation of the internet. 
• ICANN performs the technical maintenance of IP Address pools and Domain Name Servers (DNS).
  • ICANN was incorporated in California on September 30, 1998.
• ICANN is governed by an internationally diverse Board of Directors overseeing the policy development process. 
• ICANN’s President directs an international staff, working from three continents, who ensure that ICANN meets its operational commitment to the Internet community.