Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition

Vint Cerf is one of the fathers of the internet. So when he sits us all down, metaphorically speaking, to tell us about his child it might be worth listening.

This short video explains how the internet’s address book works ie. how domains map to numbers (IP addresses) and who runs it all. As well as explaining what the IANA transition is about and what it isn’t.

It’s short, it’s well executed and it’s worth the 2 minutes 40 seconds of your life:

 

By Michele Neylon

Michele is founder and managing director of Irish domain registrar and hosting company Blacknight. Michele has been deeply involved in domain and internet policy discussions for more than a decade. He also co-hosts the Technology.ie podcast.

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