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The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) is an International organization which promotes research of importance to the evolution of the Internet by creating focused, long-term Research Groups working on topics related to Internet protocols, applications, architecture and technology.<ref>[http://irtf.org/ irtf.org]</ref>IRTF focuses on longer term research issues related to the Internet.

'''The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)''' is an international organization that promotes the evolution of the Internet by creating focused, long-term research groups working on topics related to Internet protocols, applications, architecture and technology.<ref>[http://irtf.org/ irtf.org]</ref>IRTF focuses on longer term research issues related to the Internet.

The Internet Activities Board ([[IAB]]) is the parent organization of the IRTF, and [[IETF]] is it's sister organization.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/cerf.shtml isoc.org]</ref>

The [[IAB|Internet Activities Board]] is the parent organization of the IRTF, and [[IETF|Internet Engineering Task Force]] is its sister organization.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/cerf.shtml isoc.org]</ref>

[[IAB]] appoints the Chair of the IRTF. The IRTF Chair in consultation with the Internet Research Steering Group ([[IRSG]]) manages the IRTF. The [[IRSG]] membership includes the IRTF Chair, the chairs of the various Research Groups and other individuals (members at large) from the research community selected by the IRTF Chair.

[[IAB]] appoints the Chair of the IRTF. The IRTF Chair, in consultation with the [[IRSG|Internet Research Steering Group]] manages the IRTF. [[IRSG]] membership includes the IRTF Chair, the chairs of the various Research Groups, and other individuals (members at large) from the research community selected by the IRTF Chair.

 

IRTF has started the Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) from the year 2010. The winners of the first award are Mattia Rossi and Beichuan Zhang.

==Research Groups==

==Research Groups==

* ASRG

* ASRG