General
Information:
China
Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), the state network
information center of China, was founded as a non-profit organization
on Jun. 3rd 1997.
CNNIC
takes orders from the Ministry of Information Industry (MII)
to conduct daily business, while it was administratively operated
by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Computer Network Information
Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences takes the responsibility
of running and administrating CNNIC. CNNIC Steering Committee,
a working group composed of well-known experts and commercial
representatives in domestic Internet community supervises
and evaluates the structure, operation and administration
of CNNIC.
Main
Business:
1£®Domain
Name Registry Service
In
light of the authorization of the governmental authorities,
CNNIC takes the responsibility of China¡¯s domain name registry
to operate and administrate ¡°.CN¡± country code top level domain
(ccTLD) and Chinese Domain Name (CDN) system.
2£®IP
Address and Autonomous System Number (AS Number) Allocation
Service
As
a National Internet Registry (NIR) of Asia-Pacific Network
Information Center (APNIC), CNNIC initiated the IP Allocation
Alliance, providing IP address and AS Number application services
to domestic ISPs and users.
3£®Catalogue
Database Service
CNNIC
is responsible for setting up and maintain the state top level
network catalogue database, providing information search services
of Internet user, web address, domain name, AS number and
so on.
4£®Technical
Researches on Internet Addressing
For
the sake of keeping pace with the global development of the
Internet addressing, CNNIC carries out relevant technical
researches and takes on technical projects of the state based
on its administrative and working experiences on traditional
network technologies.
5£®Internet
Survey and Relevant Information Services
Since
the forming of CNNIC, it has actively carried out series of
statistical surveys on the Internet information resources
for public welfare. The authority and objectivity of CNNIC¡¯s
statistical survey reports were wildly recognized by domestic
and international communities. Some of indexes were brought
into the National Informatization Quotient (NIQ). Furthermore,
CNNIC also provides the Internet technical query services,
CNNIC certification trainings and issue website pageview certifications
to the society.
6£®International
Liaison and Policy Research
As
the national network information center (NIC), CNNIC maintains
cooperative relationship with many International Internet
Communities, working closely with NICs of other countries.
7£®Secretariat
of the Internet Policy and Resource Committee, Internet Society
of China (ISC)
The
aim of the committee is to stand on a forward position of
the Internet development; actively participate in the research
work on the domestic Internet development and administration
policies; provide policy and legislation oriented suggestions
to promote the healthy growth of China¡¯s Internet; facilitate
the development and application of Internet resources and
relevant technologies; discuss on application and administration
pattern of these Internet resources; perfect the survey of
information resources on the Internet and relevant information
services; unite with domestic Internet communities and carry
out international communication and cooperation regarding
Internet addressing technologies and administration policies.
Contact
Method:
4,
South 4th Street, Zhongguancun,
Haidian district,
Beijing 100190, China
POB:
Beijing 349, Branch 6
TEL:
+86-10-58813000
FAX: +86-10-62559892, 62651707
E-mail: service@cnnic.cn