IETF Areas

E64546

IETF Areas are major organizational divisions within the Internet Engineering Task Force that group related technical working groups and activities under specific domains such as security, routing, and applications.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf IETF organizational structure element
organizational division
definesScopeFor IETF Area Directors responsibilities
IETF working groups
documentedIn IESG web pages
IETF process documents
governedBy IETF Area Directors
hasAbbreviation ART for Applications and Real-Time
GEN for General
INT for Internet
OPS for Operations and Management
RTG for Routing
SEC for Security
TSV for Transport
hasExample ART Area
Applications and Real-Time Area
GEN Area
INT Area
Internet Area
OPS Area
Operations and Management Area
RTG Area
Routing Area
SEC Area
Security Area
TSV Area
Transport Area
hasProperty areas can be created merged or retired over time
each area covers a specific technical domain
each area has one or more Area Directors
used to structure IETF meetings and agendas
working groups are assigned to exactly one area
hasPurpose coordinate standards development activities
group related technical working groups
organize IETF work by technical domain
hasTemporalQualifier set of active areas may change over time
overseenBy IESG
partOf Internet Engineering Task Force
relatedTo IETF standards process
IETF working group charters
usedBy IETF working groups
usedFor assigning document review responsibilities
managing IETF mailing lists by topic
organizing IETF meeting tracks

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Security Area ("IETF Internet Area")
Security Area ("IETF Routing Area")
Security Area ("IETF Applications and Real-Time Area")
Security Area ("IETF Operations and Management Area")
Security Area ("IETF General Area")
coordinatesWith
IETF Area Director ("IETF Area")
Internet Engineering Steering Group
governs
IETF IP Storage (ips) working group ("IETF Transport Area")
IETF NETCONF Working Group ("IETF Operations and Management Area")
parentOrganization
Applications and Real-Time Area ("IETF organizational structure")
belongsToCategory
HTTP Working Group ("IETF Applications and Real-Time Area")
operatesUnder
RFC 8332 ("IETF SECDISPATCH / SEC area")
standardsBody

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