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'''IETF''' is the acronym for '''Internet Engineering Task Force''' and represents an open international community consisted of operators, designers and researchers. This international community is mainly concerned with the development of the Internet architecture as well as the development of Internet standards. <ref>[http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/IETF.html IETF definition]</ref>

'''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]].

==IETF 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 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.