Japan Network Information Center
Encyclopedia
The Japan Network Information Center (JPNIC) is the National Internet Registry
in Japan
that manages several aspects of Internet operations, including the allocation of IP address
es and AS numbers.
Historically, JPNIC managed the .jp
top-level domain
; on 2003-06-30 the management of the .jp domain was transferred to the Japan Registry Service
.
JPNIC is a non-profit organization, made up of many members of the Japanese Internet community that have a stake in the internet in Japan. As such, JPNIC provides information, research, and education services to its members, and to the Internet community at large.
National Internet Registry
A National Internet Registry is an organization under the umbrella of a Regional Internet Registry with the task of coordinating IP address allocations and other Internet resource management functions at a national level within a country or economic unit.NIRs operate primarily in the Asia Pacific...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
that manages several aspects of Internet operations, including the allocation of IP address
IP address
An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing...
es and AS numbers.
Historically, JPNIC managed the .jp
.jp
.jp is the Internet country code top-level domain for Japan. It is administered by the Japan Registry Service.At the establishment of the .jp domain the domain was administered by the JPNIC, as part of their role as an overseeing technical body for the Internet in Japan...
top-level domain
Top-level domain
A top-level domain is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a...
; on 2003-06-30 the management of the .jp domain was transferred to the Japan Registry Service
Japan Registry Service
The Japan Registry Service Co., Ltd. was incorporated on December 26, 2000. Its mandate is to manage the .jp ccTLD, including the operation of the registry and DNS servers...
.
JPNIC is a non-profit organization, made up of many members of the Japanese Internet community that have a stake in the internet in Japan. As such, JPNIC provides information, research, and education services to its members, and to the Internet community at large.