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Information Technology /Networking

Protocol design & standardization

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High Assurance Domains

The Domain Name System (DNS) is the ubiquitous naming infrastructure for the global Internet. The DNS provides a distributed worldwide directory services for
USGv6 Program

USGv6 Program

NIST is Working with other USG agencies and industry to develop and maintain the standards, test program, deployment guidance and test and measurement tools
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Robust Inter-Domain Routing

We live in a network-centric society that increasingly relies on the Internet’s routing infrastructure to facilitate human communication, connect users to

Internet Infrastructure Protection

ITL’s Internet Infrastructure Protection (IIP) program, led by the Advanced Network Technologies Division (ANTD), works with industry to develop the measurement

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