Internet Engineering Task Force

networking, standard, body (IETF) The IETF is a large, open

international community of network designers, operators,

vendors and researchers whose purpose is to coordinate the

operation, management and evolution of the Internet and to

resolve short- and mid-range protocol and architectural

issues. It is a major source of proposals for protocol

standards which are submitted to the Internet ArchitectureBoard (IAB) for final approval. The IETF meets three times a

year and extensive minutes are included in the IETF

Proceedings.

The IETF Secretariat, run by The Corporation for NationalResearch Initiatives with funding from the US government,

maintains an index of Internet-Drafts whereas RFCs are

maintained by The Internet Architecture Board.

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