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The '''Internet Engineering Steering Group''' ('''IESG''') is assigned with the responsibility of technical management of the Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]), which concentrates on producing high-quality and relevant technical documents for the betterment of the internet. The IESG provides technical management for all the activities conducted by IETF and the [[Internet Standards Process]].<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/iesg/ ietf.org]</ref>

 

The IESG is made up of Area Directors or (ADs), who are selected by the [[NomCom]] and serve a term lasting two years.

 

The IESG carries out various roles in the Internet Standards Process. Some of these roles include reviewing and approving group documents and candidates for the IETF standards track. It also reviews the candidates for publication in the [[RFC]] series.

 

'''Standards Track Documents vs. Non-Standards Track Documents'''

 

Every RFC is not considered as a standard. Each RFC has a status relative to the Internet standardization process. Standards Track documents include Draft Standard, Proposed Standard, and Internet Standard RFCs while Non-Standards Track documents include Experimental, Informational, and Historic RFCs.

 

 

'''Non-Working Group Documents on the Standards Track:''' The IESG also reviews the Non-Working Group Documents on the standard track and also assigns them to a relevant Area Director who then shepherds the documents. The IESG checks for the specifications for the standards track and observes whether it needs to be reviewed by the IETF working groups. It also checks the quality. <ref>[http://www.ietf.org/iesg/standards-role.html ietf.org]IESG role</ref>

The IESG is a body composed of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Chair and Area Directors. Apart from these, it has different areas, which are defined by the IESG. The IESG has the powers to add, redefine, merge and change areas as well as change the number of Area Directors assigned to a specific area. It can also close down an area. It is upon the IESG to decide on which areas the working groups would belong to. The charter of the areas is divided as follows:

* [[IETF]] Executive Director

* Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]) Liaison and

* Internet Architecture Board ([[IAB]]) Chair and Liaison

* Request for Comments ([[RFC]]) Editor Liaison <ref>[http://www.ietf.org/iesg/members.html ietf.org] Members</ref>

* [[Russ Housley]], Vigil Security, LLC

* [[Tim Polk]], National Institute of Standards and Technology

* [[Sean Turner]], IECA, Inc.

* [[Gonzalo Camarillo]], Ericsson

* [[Robert Spark]]s, Tekelec

* [[Ronald Bonica]], Juniper Networks

* [[Dan Romascanu]], Avaya

 

* [[Jari Arkko]], Ericsson

* [[Ralph Droms]], Cisco

* [[Alexey Melnikov]], Isode Limited

* [[Peter Saint-Andre]], Cisco

* [[Stewart Bryant]], Cisco

* [[Adrian Farrel]], Huawei

* [[Lars Eggert]], Nokia Research Center

* [[David Harrington]], Huawei/Symantec

==References==

* [[IETF]]

* [[Internet Standards Process]]