An organization of working groups that identifies problems and proposes technical solutions for the Internet. They publish XML-related RFCs (Requests for Comments) and specifications.

IETF is a consortium that monitors the adoption of new technology for the Internet. IETF specifications are released in Requests for Comments.

The major standards setting organization for internet and IP protocols.

The technical subsection of the Internet Architecture Board. It provides technical engineering support, particularly for standards efforts.

The IETF is an informal organization for the specification of Internet Standards. Most important documents are the RFCs (see also RFCs!)

(c/o Corporation for National Research Initiatives, Reston, VA, www.ietf.org) Founded in 1986, the IETF is a mostly volunteer organization of working groups dedicated to identifying problems and proposing technical solutions for the Internet. It facilitates transfer of ideas from the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) to the Internet community and is supported by efforts of the Internet Society (ISOC). The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) provides architectural guidelines for the IETF, and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) provides overall direction.

An open, volunteer organization that develops and promotes Internet standards. IETF standards are published in RFCs (Requests for Comments). Back

A body responsible for recommending protocols and procedures to be used on the Internet. The IETF and the W3C are the main standards organizations for the Internet. See also IPsec.

Consists of more than 40 groups addressing short-term Internet engineering issues.

Internet Engineering Task Force - an all volunteer organization responsible for publishing RFCs and Internet Standards.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A loosely-organized group that creates recommended protocols for the architecture and protocols of the Internet. For more information visit, http://www.ietf.org/.

Internet Engineering Task Force is responsible for developing Internet standards. The IETF operates under the auspices of the Internet Society (ISOC).

Internet Engineering Task Force. An open community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. Technical work is performed by working groups organized by topic areas (such as routing, transport, and security) and through mailing lists. Internet standards are developed in IETF Requests for Comments (RFCs), which are a series of notes that discuss many aspects of computing and computer communication, focusing on networking protocols, programs, and concepts.

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The abbreviation for Internet Engineering Task Force, IETF refers to a subgroup of the Internet Architecture Board that focuses on solving technical problems on the Internet. Inline Images These are the graphics contained within a Web document.

A community of engineers that seeks to determine how the Internet and Internet protocols work, as well as to define the prominent standards. This task force consists of more than 80 work groups and operates under the auspices of ISOC (Internet Society, an international nonprofit organization, founded in 1992, that coordinates the evolution and use of the Internet. They are headquartered in Reston, Virginia, United States).

(Internet Engineering Task Force)An organization that sets the technical standards for the Internet and protocols, such as PPP/MP.[See Also: Protocol

Internet Engineering Task Force. A subcommittee of the IETF, the PKIX working group, has been responsible for much of the work surrounding the X.509 PKI framework. _____________________________________________________________________________

The Internet Engineering Task Force is the standards promulgating body of the Internet. It has a very successful record of developing standards such as the Simple Network Management Protocol that are quite quickly adopted by major segments of the network industry.

Internet Engineering Task Force (c/o Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Reston, VA, www.ietf.org) Founded in 1986, the IETF is a non-membership, open, voluntary standards organization dedicated to identifying problems and opportunities in IP data networks and proposing technical solutions to the Internet community.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The Internet Engineering Task Force (www.ietf.org) is an independent standards body that determines Internet standards. The process involves vendors and other interested organisations or individuals submitting proposals, which are then approved or combined with other proposals to make up new standards for general use. HTTP, for example, is an IETF standard.

Internet Engineering Task Force A group dedicated to identifying problems and proposing technical solutions for the internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force - does the work to develop Internet Systems and Standards.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The organisation which investigates development and enhancements for the Internet

This is the Internet Engineering Task Force. It is a group which develops standards (called RFCs) for use on networks such as the Internet which use the TCP/IP and other IP network protocols. (see RFC).

Internet Engineering Task Force . A working group within the Internet. The IETF works on the specifications of new standards.

(Internet Engineering Task Force): The technical arm of the lAB responsible for meeting current engineering needs on the Internet, the IETF also has custody of RFC content and related standards status.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A group of people concerned with short- and medium-term problems with TCP/IP and the connected Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force. An organization responsible for providing engineering solutions for TCP/IP networks. In the network management area, this group is responsible for the development of the SNMP protocol.

INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE. A standards organization for TCP/IP networking. The IETF developed ClassicalIP Over ATM.

Internet Engineering Task Force, an open development group whose purpose is to evolve and standardize the Internet and its protocols.

Internet Engineering Task Force (See http://www.ietf.org/) Back

abbr: Internet Engineering Task Force, the standards group in charge of Internet protocols. They own HTTP and the lower level protocols.

See Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

Internet Engineering Task Force. One of the committees that steers new engineering developments for the Internet. Such developments include the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and the next version(s) of the Internet Protocol, IPNG or IPv6.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The main organization that creates protocol standards for the Internet. http://www.ietf.org

Internet Engineering Task Force - standards body for Internet protocols - issues RFCs (Request For Comment) which become Internet standards. RFC821 - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) standard RFC822 - Standard for the Format of ARPA-Internet Text Messages, including the Internet domain naming scheme.

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) coordinates the specification development process and maintains the agreed technical specifications for the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force (industry association)

Internet Engineering Task Force. A consortium that introduces procedures for new technology on the Internet. IETF specifications are released in Requests for Comments.

Internet Engineering Task Force, an international organization which sets standards for Internet protocols in their Request for Comment (RFC) papers. These papers are numbered (RFC 1305, RFC 868, and so on) and are referred to by engineers worldwide as they work on technologies that support IETF standards.

Internet Engineering Task Force. Technical organization that establishes and maintains Internet protocol standards.

An international group open to the public, generally made up of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of...

Internet Engineering Task Force - A task force under supervision of the IAB responsible for answering the "short term" needs of the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The organization which develops Internet standards.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The principal body engaged in the development of new Internet standard specifications. It is an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.

nternet ngineering ask orce The IETF is an organisation whose purpose is to coordinate the operation, management and evolution of the Internet. IETF publications are written by individuals or small working groups and published as 'Request For Comments' (RFC)s. Rather than formally promulgated though an institution such as ITU or ANSI, RFCs are reviewed by the Internet at large or by technical experts acting on their own initiative. See PKIX and TLS . http://www.ietf.org

Internet Engineering Task Force. The organization which defines standards for the Internet such as SMTP. Standards are expressed as RFCs, Requests for Comments.

One of two technical working bodies in the Internet Activities Board. The IETF meets three times a year to set technical standards for the Internet.

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) develops protocols for the architecture of the Internet, mainly through working groups dedicated to particular areas of interest. The group that works on Jabber-related technology is the XMPP Working Group.

Acronym for Internet Engineering Task Force responsible for scientific research processes in development of the Internet. IETF Worked in conjunction with IANA, NSF, ISO, W3C, and others.

A standards body that regulates the technical standards of the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The group that oversees the technical standards on which the Internet is based. The all-volunteer IETF is heaven for computer geeks. The technical decisions the IETF makes affect how the Internet functions, how fast it operates, and how well it will endure in the future.

Internet Engineering Task Force (groupe de travail IETF)

Internet Engineering Task Force, the organisation which co-ordinates Internet standards.

The Internet Engineering Task Force, responsible for the technical management of the Internet. The IETF coordinates the development of the HTML standard.

Internet Engineering Task Force. This group develops the specifications that become Internet standards.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A group that is developing a part of the Internet (e.g. some subprotocol of IP).

Internet Engineering Task Force; part of the Internet standardisation organisation that facilitates exchanging ideas and compiling proposals for standards by means of working groups and mailing lists.

Internet Engineeering Task Force. An international group that makes contributions for improving the Internet and its technologies and developing Internet standards. You can read more about this group on the IETF home page.

Internet Engineering Task Force (Comité de Tareas de Ingeniería de Internet) Body that initially was responsible by the development for the specifications required for the interoperable implementation of IP . One of the works of the IETF has focused in the implementation of classic IP on ATM.

Internet Engineering Task Force SDO http://www.ietf.org

Internet Engineering Task Force. The body that defines standard Internet operating protocols such as TCP/IP.

nternet ngineering ask orce.  A group of individuals in network related careers concerned with the continual development and proper operation of the Internet.

Ihe Internet engineering task force is the main Internet technology standards body. Find out more on the Internet Engineering Task Force website. If you want to know how the Internet standards process works in detail, read 'the Tao' of the IETF on the IETF website.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The IETF is the main standards organization for the Internet. It is a large, open, international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with identifying problems and opportunities in IP data networks and proposing technical solutions to the Internet community.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A large international community of volunteers, comprising of network designers, engineers, researchers, designers, vendors, and other interested individuals, concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. The IETF aims to resolve technical issues on the Internet and develop common Internet standards and protocols. The majority of the work is undertaken via various topic-specific mailing lists maintained by participants. Website: www.ietf.org

Internet Engineering Task Force, the protocol engineering and development arm of the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A body responsible for, among other things, developing standards used in the Internet. Or a cooperative consortium that standardizes internet protocols, naming and other communications issues.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The standards-setting body of the Internet. Internet. A giant, global network made up of many smaller networks, all connected using the TCP/IP protocol.

Internet Engineering Task Force: The IETF is a large open 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 proposed protocol standards which are submitted to the Internet Activities Board for final approval. The IETF meets three times a year and extensive minutes of the plenary proceedings are issued.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A large, open international community of network designers, operators, vendors and researchers concerned with the evolution of Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. The task force is open to any interested individual.

See Internet Engineering Task Force. WWWebfx Home Page

Internet Engineering Task Force. The IETF is a large, open 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-range and mid-range protocol and architectural issues. It is a major source of proposals for protocol standards that are submitted to the lAB for final approval. The IETF meets three times a year and extensive minutes are included in the IETF Proceedings. See also Internet; Internet Architecture Board. To subscribe to the mailing list that carries IETF announcements, send e-mail to [email protected]. WWWebfx Home Page

Internet Engineering Task Force - a standards preparation group.

Internet Engineering Task Force. Formed in 1986, the IETF sets the technical standards that run the Internet. IETF working groups seek the advice of the Internet community through RFCs (requests for Comment), and then submit recommendations to the IETF for final approval.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is one of the organizations that oversees Internet protocol engineering, development, and standardization. The IETF is an international committee of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers who are concerned with the evolution of Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.

An acronym for Internet Engineering Task Force

Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF is the standards-setting body of the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force. Source of MIB, SNMP.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A public forum that develops standards and resolves operational issues for the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force. An organization that provides coordination of standards and specifications development for TCP/IP networking.

Internet Engineering Task Force. An organization composed of working groups, open to all interested indiciduals, which designs and updates protocols for the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The international community of network designers and professionals that defines standard Internet protocols and addresses Internet architecture issues.

Internet Engineering Task Force Several groups of dedicated Internet supporters who together define the technical standards for transmission over the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The main standards organization for the Internet. The IETF is an open, international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers who coordinate the operation, management, and evolution of the Internet. They also resolve short- and mid-range protocol and architectural issues and are a major source of proposals for protocol standards.

Internet Engineering Task Force - a body that has created several cryptography standards.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A technical group that meets to set standards for the Internet.

International Engineering Task Force. The IETF is a large international volunteer community of network designers, operators, vendors and researchers. The IETFâ€(tm)s charter is to set the technical standards that run the Internet, focusing on issues such as routing and security. Examples of IETF standards include Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

The Internet Engineering Task Force is the organization responsible for defining standards that affect or use the IP network.

Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet IETF web site

A group of volunteers that helps develop Internet standards.

Internet Engineering Taskforce.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A unit of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) that focuses on the immediate technical challenges facing the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force; the organization that defines the LDAP specification. See http://www.ietf.org.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A working group in charge of developing new standards and technologies online. It provides an open forum.

The body that coordinates the technological development of the Internet, including standards.

(Internet Engineering Task Force) - The organization that provides the coordination of standards and specification development for TCP/IP networking.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A group that develops and publishes new standards for use on the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The primary working body developing TCP/IP standards for the Internet.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A loosely self-organized group of people who make technical and other contributions to the engineering and evolution of the internet and its technologies.

Internet Engineering Task Force. Task force consisting of over 80 working groups responsible for developing Internet standards. The IETF operates under the auspices of ISOC.

Internet Engineering Task Force. One of the task forces of the IAB. The IETF is responsible for solving short-term engineering needs of the Internet. It has over 40 Working Groups.

Internet Engineering Task Force. The IETF is the body (supervised by the Internet Architecture Board) that defines Internet operating standards such as SNMP MIBs, and publishes RFCs for use by the Internet community. The IETF's web site address is http://www.ietf.org.

Internet Engineering Task Force. A large, open, international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the internet architecture and the smooth operation of the internet. IETF is generally recognized as the standards organization for the Internet.

See: Internet Engineering Task Force IGP

Internet Engineering Task Force. The IETF is a large, open community of network designers,operators, vendors, and researchers whose purpose is to coordinatethe operation, management and evolution of the Internet, and toresolve short-range and mid-range protocol and architecturalissues. It is a major source of proposals for protocol standardswhich are submitted to the IAB for final approval. The IETF meetsthree times a year and extensive minutes are included in the IETFProceedings. See also: Internet, Internet Architecture Board.[Source: FYI4] Internet Experiment Note (IEN)

Internet Engineering Task Force. An international group of network professionals and vendors providing technical contributions to the engineering and evolution of the Internet, with oversight by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). See also IAB. http://www.ietf.org

The Internet Engineering Task Force is one of two technical working groups of the Internet Activities board. It focuses on developing and evolving standards for the Internet. ... more

Internet Engineering Task Force. An open group of technical people and companies interested in the harmonious operation of the Internet. Most Internet standards such as x.509 come from the IETF.

Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF, under the supervision of IAB, defines standard Internet operating protocols, such as TCP/IP. The IETF is a large international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. See IAB.

Internet Engineering Task Force. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) The IETF is responsible for solving short-term engineering needs of the Internet It has over 40 Working Groups. Source: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) – Glossary

Internet Engineering Task Force, a collection of task forces at work on developing standards for Internet protocols and architectures. There are IETF groups working on such issues as URLs, HTTP, and HTML.

A nonprofit organization that produces the standards used in TCP/IP and the Internet.