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Internet Engineering Task Force

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a standards organization for the Internet responsible for the technical standards of the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP). It has no formal membership roster or requirements and all its participants are volunteers. Their work is usually funded by employers or other sponsors.

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Abbreviation
IETF
Formation
January 1986
Parent organization
Internet Society
Purpose
Creating voluntary standards to maintain and improve the usability and interoperability of the Internet
Type
Non-profit · Standards organization

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Internet Engineering Task Force

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related to Steering group · 8
Internet Engineering Task Force → Group, IESG, IETF, Internet, It, Members, The, The Internet Engineering Steering
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Internet Engineering Task Force → Non-profit, Standards organization
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Internet Engineering Task Force → IETF
Formation · 1
Internet Engineering Task Force → January 1986
Parent organization · 1
Internet Engineering Task Force → Internet Society
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Internet Engineering Task Force → Creating voluntary standards to maintain and improve the usability and interoperability of the Internet
Website · 1
Internet Engineering Task Force → ietf.org

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Internet Engineering Task ForceAbbreviationIETF1.00infobox
Internet Engineering Task ForceFormationJanuary 19861.00infobox
Internet Engineering Task ForceParent organizationInternet Society1.00infobox
Internet Engineering Task ForcePurposeCreating voluntary standards to maintain and improve the usability and interoperability of the Internet1.00infobox
Internet Engineering Task ForceTypeNon-profit1.00infobox
Internet Engineering Task ForceTypeStandards organization1.00infobox
Internet Engineering Task ForceWebsiteietf.org1.00infobox
CEOs or geographically oriented groupsinstance ofincluding functionally oriented groups0.80text
TCPinstance ofThere are some transport protocols0.80text
Internet Engineering Task Forcerelated to Steering groupThe Internet Engineering Steering0.60section
Internet Engineering Task Forcerelated to Steering groupGroup0.60section
Internet Engineering Task Forcerelated to Steering groupIESG0.60section

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