From Hanoi, Vietnam, 9th May 2025
APAC DNS Forum 2025 convened experts and stakeholders from across the region to discuss pressing issues and innovations in the domain name system (DNS) ecosystem. The forum served as a collaborative platform to examine technical evolution, policy considerations, and operational challenges affecting DNS infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific.
Among the sessions, Anand Raje, CTO of India Internet Foundation, presented on “Enhancing DNS Resilience with AIORI-IMN: Internet Measurement Insights for DNS Edge Deployments.” The talk focused on how AIORI-IMN—a homegrown Internet Measurement Network from India—is being used to evaluate and improve the performance, security, and resilience of DNS, particularly in edge environments.
AIORI-IMN combines a nationwide anchor network of over 100 edge measurement devices and a private Anycast cloud testbed across five Indian cities. This infrastructure enables real-time measurement of DNS availability and latency from user endpoints, supporting more resilient, low-latency DNS architectures tailored for edge computing use cases like AR/VR, 5G, and IoT.
The platform also benchmarks DNS resolvers and its software using performance visualization tools and standards-based methodologies, including implementations aligned with RFC 8250. Metrics collected through AIORI-IMN help zone maintainers, researchers, and service providers make informed deployment decisions and improve resiliency through localized insights.
He emphasized the importance of resilient DNS at the edge to support growing demands for ultra-low latency, regional fault tolerance, and dynamic routing. AIORI-IMN stands out as a scalable, open platform that not only supports technical monitoring but also acts as a foundation for academic research, standards development, and capacity building across the region.
The session underlined how regional innovation, such as India’s AIORI initiative, can contribute meaningfully to global DNS stability and measurement strategies—offering replicable models for other countries and communities.