Internet Engineering Task Force
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The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is an open, international standards organization that develops and promotes voluntary technical standards, particularly those that make up the core protocols and architecture of the Internet.
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| instanceOf |
Internet standards organization
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standards organization → technical standards body → |
| abbreviation |
IETF
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| collaboratesWith |
3rd Generation Partnership Project
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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers → Regional Internet Registries → World Wide Web Consortium → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| decisionMakingPrinciple |
rough consensus
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running code → |
| develops |
Best Current Practice documents
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Internet protocol specifications → Internet standards → Request for Comments documents → core Internet architecture standards → email standards → management and operations standards → real-time communication standards → routing protocols → security protocols → transport layer protocols → |
| doesNotUse |
formal voting by membership
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| focusesOn |
Internet applications
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Internet architecture → Internet management → Internet operations → Internet protocols → Internet security → Internet transport → |
| foundedBy |
Internet Architecture Board
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U.S. government researchers and contractors → |
| governedBy |
Internet Engineering Steering Group
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| hasComponent |
Internet Architecture Board
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Internet Engineering Steering Group → area → working group → |
| hasMission |
to make the Internet work better by producing high quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet
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| hasNo |
formal membership
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| headquartersLocation |
United States
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| inception |
1986
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| isOpenTo |
any interested individual
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| meetingFrequency |
three times per year
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| notableStandard |
Domain Name System protocols
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol → Internet Protocol → Internet Protocol version 6 → Simple Mail Transfer Protocol → Transmission Control Protocol → Transport Layer Security → |
| operatesPrimarilyVia |
email lists
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online collaboration tools → |
| organizes |
IETF meetings
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| overseenBy |
Internet Architecture Board
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| parentOrganization |
Internet Society
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| primaryWorkingLanguage |
English
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| promotes |
voluntary Internet standards
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| publishes |
RFC series
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| scope |
international
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| standardizationOutput |
Best Current Practice
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Experimental RFC → Historic RFC → Informational RFC → Internet Standard → Proposed Standard → |
| supportedBy |
Internet Society
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| usesProcess |
rough consensus and running code
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| website |
https://www.ietf.org/
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