irtf

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Internet Research Task Force
IRTF

   (IRTF) The IRTF is chartered by the {Internet Architecture
   Board} to consider long-term {Internet} issues from a
   theoretical point of view.  It has Research Groups, similar to
   {Internet Engineering Task Force} Working Groups, which are
   each tasked to discuss different research topics.  Multi-cast
   audio/video conferencing and {privacy enhanced mail} are
   samples of IRTF output.

   (1994-12-08)