Internet Standard

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An Internet Standard is a formal, widely implemented and stable technical specification approved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as part of the core protocols and practices that define how the Internet operates.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf IETF standard
Internet protocol specification
technical specification
approvedBy IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
definedIn RFC 2026
RFC 6410
governedBy IETF Standards Process
hasAbbreviation STD
hasExample STD 1
STD 3
STD 5
STD 68
STD 90
hasIdentifierScheme STD number
hasProperty clear documentation
formal specification
high technical quality
interoperable implementations
mature
of significant benefit to the Internet community
stable
well reviewed
widely implemented
hasStage Internet Standard (full standard)
Proposed Standard
includes application protocols
core Internet protocols
management protocols
routing protocols
security protocols
transport protocols
isIdentifiedBy STD n
language English
maintainedBy IETF working groups
overseenBy IESG
Internet Engineering Steering Group
partOf Internet standards process
precedes Historic status for obsolete standards
relatedTo Best Current Practice
Experimental RFC
Informational RFC
replacedProcess three-step standards track defined in RFC 2026
requires IESG approval
IETF consensus
multiple independent interoperable implementations
significant community review
scope core protocols and practices that define how the Internet operates
statusLevel highest maturity level on the IETF standards track
usesDocumentSeries RFC series

Referenced by (26)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
RFC 1035
RFC 1157
RFC 1906
RFC 1939
RFC 2132
RFC 3414
RFC 3417
RFC 3418
RFC 5321
RFC 7143
RFC 793
RFC 7950
RFC 826
RFC 9001
RFC 9112
STD 5
status
RFC 8017 ("Internet Standards Track")
RFC 8200
category
IETF NETCONF Working Group ("Internet standards")
Internet Engineering Steering Group ("Internet standards")
field
RFC 1122 ("Internet Standards")
STD 5 ("Internet Standards")
partOf
IETF Stream ("Internet Standards")
issues
Internet-Drafts ("Internet Standards")
mayLeadTo
Internet architecture ("Internet Standards")
specifiedIn
RFC 3501
standardsStatus

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