1. An apparatus comprising: a Domain Name System (DNS) server comprising a processing device configured to resolve a DNS query based on a predetermined syntax; wherein the DNS query includes a domain name having a highest level domain (HLD); wherein the DNS server is configured to use a root zone file having at least one resource record to facilitate the resolution of the DNS query in response to determining that the HLD is a top level domain alias (TLDA) that is not an HLD registered in the DNS server, and that the DNS query cannot be resolved in accordance with a set of registered domain names; wherein said resource record includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address and said IP address corresponds to a network resource different from the DNS server and configured to determine which namespace provider of a plurality of namespace providers is configured to resolve said domain name having said TLDA; wherein the DNS server is further configured to redirect the domain name to the namespace provider of the plurality of namespace providers based on the network resource.
1. An apparatus comprising: a Domain Name System (DNS) server comprising a processing device configured to resolve a DNS query based on a predetermined syntax; wherein the DNS query includes a domain name having a highest level domain (HLD); wherein the DNS server is configured to use a root zone file having at least one resource record to facilitate the resolution of the DNS query in response to determining that the HLD is a top level domain alias (TLDA) that is not an HLD registered in the DNS server, and that the DNS query cannot be resolved in accordance with a set of registered domain names; wherein said resource record includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address and said IP address corresponds to a network resource different from the DNS server and configured to determine which namespace provider of a plurality of namespace providers is configured to resolve said domain name having said TLDA; wherein the DNS server is further configured to redirect the domain name to the namespace provider of the plurality of namespace providers based on the network resource. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the DNS server is one of a single authoritative root server, alternative root server, or virtual inclusive root server.