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'''IETF''' is the acronym for '''Internet Engineering Task Force''' | '''IETF''' is the acronym for '''Internet Engineering Task Force''', which is an open, international community made-up of operators, designers and researchers; their main concern is the development of the Internet's architecture as well as the development of Internet standards.<ref>[http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/IETF.html IETF definition]</ref> It is a part of [[ISOC]]. | ||
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In order to develop Internet standards, the IETF cooperates with other communities and institutions like ISO/IEC and W3C for standards related to the Internet protocol([[IP]]) suite and TCP/IP. | In order to develop Internet standards, the IETF cooperates with other communities and institutions like ISO/IEC and W3C for standards related to the Internet protocol([[IP]]) suite and TCP/IP. | ||
There is no imposed membership or membership requirements because IETF is an open organization. All participants work voluntarily even if some are sponsored. | There is no imposed membership or membership requirements because IETF is an open organization. All participants work voluntarily even if some are sponsored. |