Terry, Douglas B. (15 de dezembro de 1984). The Berkeley Internet Name Domain Server. Summer Conference, Salt Lake City 1984: Proceedings. EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley. pp. 23–31
RFC 1035, Domain Names - Implementation and Specification, P. Mockapetris, The Internet Society (November 1987)
RFC 1034, Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities, P. Mockapetris, The Internet Society (Novembro 1987)
RFC 781, Internet Protocol - DARPA Internet Program Protocol Specification, Information Sciences Institute, J. Postel (Ed.), The Internet Society (Septembro 1981)
RFC 2181, Clarifications to the DNS Specification, R. Elz, The Internet Society (Julho 1997)
RFC 2317, Classless IN-ADDR.ARPA delegation, H. Eidnes, The Internet Society (Março 1998)
RFC 5395, Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations, D. Eastlake 3ª (Novembro de 2008), Seção 3
RFC 5395, Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations, D. Eastlake 3ª edição (novembro de 2008), p. 11