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The '''Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)''' is an open, international community made-up of operators, designers and researchers | The '''Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)''' 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]].<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/ IETF.org]</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In order to develop Internet standards, the IETF cooperates with other communities and institutions like ISO/IEC and [[W3C]] for standards related to Internet protocol 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 Internet protocol and [[TCP/IP]]. | ||
There are no membership requirements since IETF is an open organization. All participants work voluntarily even if some are sponsored. | There are no membership requirements, since IETF is an open organization. All participants work voluntarily even if some are sponsored. | ||
IETF's mission is to further enhance the Internet by developing high quality, relevant technical documents that stimulate and influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/ IETF mission]</ref> | IETF's mission is to further enhance the Internet by developing high quality, relevant technical documents that stimulate and influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/ IETF mission]</ref> | ||
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In 2018, the Internet Society formed a single-member LLC, [[IETF Administration LLC]],<ref>[https://ietf.org/media/documents/IETF_LLC_Certificate_of_Formation.pdf IETF LLC Certificate of Formation]</ref> to provide a corporate home and administrative support for the IETF, the [[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]], and the [[IRTF|Internet Research Task Force]].<ref>[https://ietf.org/about/administration/overview/ IETF LLC Overview on IETF.org]</ref> | In 2018, the Internet Society formed a single-member LLC, [[IETF Administration LLC]],<ref>[https://ietf.org/media/documents/IETF_LLC_Certificate_of_Formation.pdf IETF LLC Certificate of Formation]</ref> to provide a corporate home and administrative support for the IETF, the [[IAB|Internet Architecture Board]], and the [[IRTF|Internet Research Task Force]].<ref>[https://ietf.org/about/administration/overview/ IETF LLC Overview on IETF.org]</ref> | ||
The ISOC has provided an institutional home for the IETF, but | The ISOC has provided an institutional home for the IETF, but the two have become increasingly independent and evolved a clearer distribution of roles. While the IETF's remit has remained narrow, the Internet Society has greatly expanded its scope. This expansion is partially due to the creation of [[.org]]. When it was established, [[PIR]] became a subsidiary of the Internet Society, and now most of their revenue comes from .org sales. | ||
==IETF History== | ==IETF History== | ||
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==IETF Working Groups== | ==IETF Working Groups== | ||
The work of IETF is divided between working groups, which are organized around specific topic areas. Each topic area is managed by an Area Director (AD) | The work of IETF is divided between working groups, which are organized around specific topic areas. Each topic area is managed by an Area Director (AD), each of whom is a member of [[IESG|Internet Engineering Steering Group]]. The AD is responsible for appointing a chairperson to lead each working group, and in some cases, co-chairs.<ref>[http://www.ietf.org/old/2009/overview.html IETF organization]</ref> Current working groups are listed on the [https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/ IETF Datatracker].<ref>[https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/ IETF Datatracker]</ref> Areas with currently active working groups are listed below.<ref>Current as of Dec. 30. 2020</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Area !! Area Director(s) | ! Area !! Area Director(s) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Applications and Real-Time Area (art) || [[Murray Kucherawy]], [[Barry Leiba]] | | [[Applications and Real-Time Area]] (art) || [[Murray Kucherawy]], [[Barry Leiba]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| General Area (gen) || [[Alissa Cooper]] | | [[General Area]] (gen) || [[Alissa Cooper]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Internet Area (int) || [[Erik Kline]], [[Éric Vyncke]] | | [[Internet Area]] (int) || [[Erik Kline]], [[Éric Vyncke]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Operations and Management Area (ops) || [[Warren Kumari]], [[Robert Wilton]] | | [[Operations and Management Area]] (ops) || [[Warren Kumari]], [[Robert Wilton]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Routing Area (rtg) || [[Deborah Brungard]], [[Alvaro Retana]], [[Martin Vigoureux]] | | [[Routing Area]] (rtg) || [[Deborah Brungard]], [[Alvaro Retana]], [[Martin Vigoureux]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Security Area (sec) || [[Roman Danyliw]], [[Benjamin Kaduk]] | | [[Security Area]] (sec) || [[Roman Danyliw]], [[Benjamin Kaduk]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Transport Area (tsv) || [[Martin Duke]], [[Magnus Westerlund]] | | [[Transport Area]] (tsv) || [[Martin Duke]], [[Magnus Westerlund]] | ||
|} | |} | ||