Domain Name Space In Computer Networks. Name to Address Resolution The host request the DNS name server to resolve the domain name. There are two types of name spaces.
DNS which stands for Domain Name System is used as the medium to translate domain names to their respective IP addresses when a client initiates a request query. Flat name spaces and Hierarchical names. Each node or leaf in the tree has a label and zero or more resource records RR which hold information associated with the domain name.
Com net and org were the top-level domains in the preceding example.
These seven domains are listed here. The Ohio State University Raj Jain 24- 15 Name Resolution Cont Each computer has a name resolver routine eg gethostbyname in UNIX Each resolver knows the name of a local DNS server Resolver sends a DNS request to the server DNS server either gives the answer forwards the request to another server or gives a referral Referral Next server to whom request should be sent. There are two types of name spaces. This hierarchy has multiple levels from 0 to 127 with a root at the top.