IETF Internet Standards process changes

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IETF Internet Standards process changes are formal modifications to the procedures and rules governing how Internet standards are developed, reviewed, and approved within the Internet Engineering Task Force.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet governance process change
procedural change
affects IETF Internet standards process
surface form: IETF Internet Standards Process

procedures for approving Internet standards
procedures for developing Internet standards
procedures for reviewing Internet standards
aimsTo adapt the standards process to operational experience
maintain broad community participation
maintain openness of the standards process
maintain technical quality of Internet standards
appliesTo Internet Engineering Task Force
canChange IETF Last Call procedures
appeal and dispute resolution mechanisms
criteria for Internet Standard designation
documentation requirements for protocol specifications
relationship between IETF standards and external SDOs
requirements for advancing documents on the IETF standards track
requirements for interoperability testing expectations
requirements for working group formation and closure
review and approval steps by the IESG
use of Proposed Standard and Internet Standard maturity levels
documentedIn RFC 2026
RFC 6410
other IETF BCP-series RFCs
governedBy IETF Best Current Practice documents
IETF Standards Process documented in BCP 9
IETF Internet standards process
surface form: IETF consensus rules
implementedBy Internet Architecture Board
surface form: IETF Internet Architecture Board

Internet Engineering Steering Group
surface form: IETF Internet Engineering Steering Group

IETF Secretariat
IETF community consensus
IETF working groups
involves discussion at IETF meetings
discussion on IETF mailing lists
input from area directors
input from the IAB
input from working group chairs
motivatedBy need to adapt to evolving Internet technology and community size
need to address process bottlenecks and delays
need to clarify roles and responsibilities in the standards process
need to improve efficiency of standards development
need to improve transparency and accountability
relatedTo IETF BCP series
surface form: IETF Best Current Practice series

IETF Internet standards process
surface form: IETF Internet Standards Process

IETF governance
Internet standards development lifecycle
requires IESG approval
IETF-wide review
publication of an RFC that updates or obsoletes earlier process RFCs
rough consensus of the IETF community

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IAB approves IETF Internet Standards process changes
subject surface form: Internet Architecture Board
Internet Standard governedBy IETF Internet Standards process changes
this entity surface form: IETF Standards Process