US 12,463,956 B2
DNS package in a network
Danny McPherson, Leesburg, VA (US)
Assigned to VeriSign, Inc., Reston, VA (US)
Filed by VeriSign, Inc., Reston, VA (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/243,956.
Application 18/243,956 is a continuation of application No. 16/752,221, filed on Jan. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,792,079.
Application 16/752,221 is a continuation of application No. 15/901,685, filed on Feb. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,560,339, issued on Feb. 11, 2020.
Application 15/901,685 is a continuation of application No. 14/524,644, filed on Oct. 27, 2014, granted, now 9,912,543, issued on Mar. 6, 2018.
Application 14/524,644 is a continuation of application No. 13/341,032, filed on Dec. 30, 2011, granted, now 8,874,790, issued on Oct. 28, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0421449 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/50 (2022.01); H04L 61/4552 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0823 (2013.01) [H04L 41/50 (2013.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.05); H04L 63/168 (2013.01); H04L 61/4552 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Domain Name System (“DNS”) hardware package for providing domain name resolution services, comprising:
an integrated database configured for deployment within a network, wherein the integrated database is configured to store DNS records for one or more of a root domain, a top-level domain (“TLD”), or a second-level domain (“SLD”), wherein the integrated database comprises information for resolution of a domain name; and
a recursive name server configured for deployment within the network, wherein the recursive name server is configured to query the integrated database during the resolution of the domain name, wherein the recursive name server is configured to select the integrated database without querying an external domain name server and based on a selection policy that indicates a preference for the integrated database over the external domain name server, wherein the external domain name server is located outside of the network and comprises information for the resolution of the domain name.