Caching DNS

Vantio Caching Platform

Vantio is a software- only caching DNS platform supporting more than 500 million fixed and mobile broadband users around the world. Vantio leads the industry with a modular system architecture and powerful query management capabilities to maximize performance. Unique security defenses prevent attacks on the DNS that endanger Internet users or reduce availability. An intelligence layer collects and analyzes granular DNS data and a policy layer supports software modules that enable quick and easy deployment of value added services without changes to the network design

Authoritative DNS

Authoritative Name Server Premiere (ANSP) and ANS

Authoritative Name Server Premier (ANSP) and ANS are software-only name servers optimized specifically for authoritative DNS. ANS leads the industry with 100% uptime and consistent high-performance under extreme loads. It features completely automated, lifecycle management of DNSSEC that turns deployment from a labor intensive, error prone exercise into a process that is as simple as managing unsigned DNS data. ANS Premiere includes multi-mastering which lets two servers act as masters for the same zone, eliminating single points of DNS failure (especially useful for Dynamic DNS). ANS analytics provide deep insight into DNS query data, field-proven management features to help administrators support complex network environments with minimal operational overhead.

DHCP

Dynamic Configuration Server

Nominum’s Dynamic Configuration Server (DCS) is a carrier-grade DHCP server built with technology developed exclusively at Nominum. DCS features a unique system architecture with a special in-memory database purpose-built for high performance, scalability, and 100% availability. Complete support for IPv6 simplifies the migration from IPv4 and next generation addressing. Advanced capabilities, such as mirroring of transaction logs, allow instant recovery of the database if the system crashes so customers can always connect to networks. Open interfaces easily integrate with other systems commonly used with DHCP servers such as RADIUS, LDAP, or other provisioning databases.

Security and Network Visibility

Network Protection Service

Network Protection Service (NPS) is part of a complete solution for extremely scalable, real time identification and tracking of bot infected hosts on networks of all sizes. NPS hosts data about botnet domains and securely distributes it to MDR policy enforcement points or Centris threat aggregation and provisioning servers. NPS incorporates dozens of data sources covering 10’s of millions of threats. Proprietary algorithms validate the data to prevent false positives.

iView

iView provides a clear “big picture” view of what’s happening on networks so operations staff can maintain peak performance, all of the time. iView makes it easy to visualize traffic trends by providing domain (name) based information, along with graphs and charts capturing numerical data. Powerful tools enable deep dives to get meaningful details on-demand so problems or emerging attacks can be identified quickly during time-constrained troubleshooting efforts.

Hosted

SKYE Resolution

SKYE Resolution is a hosted service that provides high performance, low latency caching DNS access. SKYE Resolution runs Nominum’s Vantio™ Intelligent DNS Server software with security, availability and performance advantages that are proven every day in the world’s largest IP networks. Built on a world class network, SKYE Resolution is an excellent solution for disaster recovery. Active back-up services can be configured to protect in-house caching DNS infrastructure so a major data center or network failure does not have any perceptible impact on end users. The service eliminates operational overhead and offers a predictable cost model, right-sized for every network.

SKYE Authority

SKYE Authority is a carrier-grade hosted authoritative DNS service that provides worldwide online presence for domain names while eliminating the expense and complexity of do-it-yourself DNS. SKYE Authority runs Nominum’s ANS Premier (ANSP) which provides 100% availability, high-performance, and unique security features to host, serve and protect precious online brand assets. Delivered on a world-class network, supported with a 24X7 NOC staffed with experts, SKYE Authority is an ideal solution for organizations with limited internal resources or data center locations to support primary or secondary authoritative DNS services.

Other DNS Services

Centris

Centris Threat Aggregation and Provisioning Server aggregates threat data feeds and distributes the data across networks so it’s instantly available to policy enforcement points. Centris is based on a massively scalable high performance database expressly designed for rapid updates and 100% availability. Threat data from diverse sources can be simultaneously incorporated into Centris using common protocols including, RSYNC, DNS zone transfers, and SOAP/XML. With Centris the time from when a threat is discovered to when it actively protects users can be reduced to a few seconds, taking a major advantage away from attackers.

Navitas

Navitas™ gives providers of telephony services a competitive edge and decreases cost of call termination with an ENUM based IP-application Routing Directory (IPRD). Navitas manages complex routing policies and allows consolidation of multiple databases like LNP, peering registry data, and LERG data into a single SW instance. It is optimized for delivering services such as wholesale interconnects, VoIP peering, number portability, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks, and other next-generation applications. Open standards-based interfaces enable easy integration in carrier networks, regardless of which switches are deployed.

myi Subscriber Engagement

myi is a revolutionary, value-added service for ISPs to offer to their subscribers to manage their home Internet. Users are able to define the content available and the schedule on which the Internet is allowed to enter their home. Subscribers can customize their home Internet experience though a network-based service, utilizing DNS. myi is provided to the ISP as either a hosted service or in-network in conjunction with the Vantio Caching DNS Platform.