NAP of the Americas
Encyclopedia
NAP of the Americas is a large data center
and Internet exchange point
in Miami, Florida
, run by Terremark
. It hosts one of the instances of the K-root of the Domain Name System
.
Data center
A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
and Internet exchange point
Internet Exchange Point
An Internet exchange point is a physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers exchange Internet traffic between their networks . IXPs reduce the portion of an ISP's traffic which must be delivered via their upstream transit providers, thereby reducing the average per-bit...
in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, run by Terremark
Terremark
Terremark is a provider of information technology services. With data centers in the United States, Europe and Latin America and access to massive and diverse network connectivity, Terremark Worldwide, Inc. delivers customers services which include managed hosting, colocation, disaster recovery,...
. It hosts one of the instances of the K-root of the Domain Name System
Domain name system
The Domain Name System is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities...
.
External links
- http://www.terremark.com/technology-platform/nap-of-the-americas.aspx