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It also provides anycast and unicast slave services to variety of TLD’s worldwide with the help of its respectable product DNSNODE. In addition to this, it also operates the thirteen ranked logical DNS root name server called as i.root-servers.net. | It also provides anycast and unicast slave services to variety of TLD’s worldwide with the help of its respectable product DNSNODE. In addition to this, it also operates the thirteen ranked logical DNS root name server called as i.root-servers.net. | ||
Some of the above mentioned services were offered by “Autonomica” which was a full-owned subsidiary of Netnod. In 2010 it was merged with Netnod leaving a single name. <ref>[http://www.netnod.se/about | Some of the above mentioned services were offered by “Autonomica” which was a full-owned subsidiary of Netnod. In 2010 it was merged with Netnod leaving a single name. <ref>[http://www.netnod.se/about About Netnod]</ref> | ||
== IX services == | == IX services == | ||
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Netnod is the largest IXP provider in Scandinavia and one of the oldest in Europe. | Netnod is the largest IXP provider in Scandinavia and one of the oldest in Europe. | ||
Netnod's exchange points are categorized under layer 2 service built on Gigabit Ethernet technology. The connections are offered at the speed of 10Gbps or 1Gbps. This mode of service is preferred by most consumers as it offers a robust and reliable Internet exchange infrastructure. It also involves the direct exchange of traffic, bringing down the cost of transit and private interconnections. Additionally, if traffic from own of Netnod's IXPs interacts with another of their IXPs, costs are further brought down, speed is considerably increased, and redundancy is reduced.<ref>[http://www.netnod.se/ix IX]</ref> | Netnod's exchange points are categorized under layer 2 service built on Gigabit Ethernet technology. The connections are offered at the speed of 10Gbps or 1Gbps. This mode of service is preferred by most consumers as it offers a robust and reliable Internet exchange infrastructure. It also involves the direct exchange of traffic, bringing down the cost of transit and private interconnections. Additionally, if traffic from own of Netnod's IXPs interacts with another of their IXPs, costs are further brought down, speed is considerably increased, and redundancy is reduced.<ref>[http://www.netnod.se/ix Netnod IX]</ref> | ||
== Board == | == Board == | ||
Netnod’s board is responsible for strategy planning and adopting measures for the achievement of long term goals, as well as ensuring that ongoing activities will lead to a positive outcome. It also deals with such practical matters as deciding the annual budget. Board members are appointed by the foundation who owns the company, TU-stiftelsen. Board meetings are held six times a year.<ref>[http://www.netnod.se/about/board Netnod Board]</ref> | |||
== Partners and co-operation == | |||
Netnod partners with members of the worldwide Internet community as part of its mission, which is to work for the "Good of the Internet." A few of Netnod's many national, international and regional partners are: | |||
* [[APTLD]] | * [[APTLD]] | ||
* [[APNIC]] | * [[APNIC]] | ||
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* [[EPF]] | * [[EPF]] | ||
* [[Euro-IX]] | * [[Euro-IX]] | ||
* [[ICANN]] | |||
* [[ISC]] | |||
* [[JPNAP]] | * [[JPNAP]] | ||
* [[KIXP]] | * [[KIXP]] | ||
* [[SUNET]] | * [[SUNET]] | ||
* [[Renater]] | * [[Renater]] | ||
* [[Equinix]]<ref>[http://www.netnod.se/about/partners Netnod Partners]</ref> | * [[Equinix]] | ||
* [[Verisign]]<ref>[http://www.netnod.se/about/partners Netnod Partners]</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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