(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 protoColstandards 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. Start . (1999-01-27)
