Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

An international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual. Its mission is “to make the Internet work better by producing high-quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet.” It develops and promotes Internet standards, cooperating closely with the Web Consortium (W3C), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards bodies and dealing in particular with standards of the TCP/IP and Internet Protocol (IP) suite.