hyperlocal root

A setup in which a DNS resolver (glossary)resolver The DNS server that looks up domain names on behalf of users. Full definition of resolver keeps its own full copy of the root zone (glossary)root zone The top of the DNS, listing every TLD and its name servers. Full definition of root zone instead of asking the root servers (glossary)root server A server that answers for the DNS root zone and points to TLD servers. Full definition of root server each time. Its main aims are more private lookups and more reliable answers during attacks on the root servers, not speed. If the copy cannot be refreshed in time, the resolver must go back to the root servers.