Internet Engineering Task Force

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Internet Engineering Task Force
AbbreviationIETF
FormationJanuary 1986 (1986-01)
Type
PurposeCreating voluntary standards to maintain and improve the usability and interoperability of the Internet
Parent organization
Internet Society
Websiteietf.org

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.

The IETF was initially supported by the federal government of the United States but since 1993 has operated under the auspices of the Internet Society, an American non-profit organization with local chapters around the world.

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