Business Constituency (BC) comment on Continuous Data-Driven Analysis of Root Server System Stability Draft Report

[Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The ICANN Business Constituency (BC) submits the comment below, regarding the 
Draft Report on Continuous Data-Driven Analysis of Root Server System Stability 
(CDAR)

The Business Constituency acknowledges the importance of examining the 
technical impact of the New gTLD Program on the root server system scalability. 
This is a critical path review that not only should be completed and addressed 
before launching the next round of new gTLDs, but related, ongoing data 
collection, analysis and publication should be a high priority for ICANN.

The BC commends the authors for providing a clear, concise and well written 
draft report. The BC also commends the authors for considering and responding 
to the BC’s previous comments on the CDAR Study Plan that guided their work.

We strongly agree with the draft report that “the absence of an observed 
degradation of the security and stability of the root DNS system is no reason 
to be less cautious about possible future impact of New gTLD Program.”  The BC 
wholly endorse the draft report recommendations:

“In particular, we recommend the New gTLD Program to continue enforcing a 
gradual rate of delegating new gTLDs, which is one of its current preventive 
root zone scaling measures. Further, we advise more continuous monitoring of 
the impact of new gTLD delegations. To enable monitoring in a more continuous 
manner, an upgrade of current data collection efforts is recommended. Finally, 
we recommend including continuous monitoring of the identified risk parameters.”

The BC asks that ICANN’s Chair and CEO confirm that these recommendations will 
be fully implemented and that relevant data, analysis and monitoring reports be 
publicly posted.

Further, the BC reiterates its recommendation that new gTLD impacts on 
addresses also be assessed and monitored and that relevant reports and data be 
made publicly available.
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This comment was drafted by Denise Michel and was approved in accord with our 
charter.

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Steve DelBianco
Vice chair for policy coordination
ICANN Business Constituency