Internet Engineering Task Force
IETF
<networking, standard, body> (IETF) The IETF is a large, open
international community of network designers, operators,
vendors and researchers whose purpose is to coordinate the
operation, management and evolution of the {Internet} and to
resolve short- and mid-range {protocol} and architectural
issues. It is a major source of proposals for {protocol}
{standards} which are submitted to the {Internet Architecture
Board} (IAB) for final approval. The IETF meets three times a
year and extensive minutes are included in the IETF
Proceedings.
The IETF Secretariat, run by The {Corporation for National
Research Initiatives} with funding from the US government,
maintains an index of {Internet-Drafts} whereas {RFCs} are
maintained by The {Internet Architecture Board}.
(http://ietf.org).
(1999-01-27)