Internet Engineering Task Force

Internet Engineering Task Force
AbbreviationIETF
FormationJanuary 1986
Type
Parent organization
Internet Society
Websiteietf.org
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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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