IETF
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... Internet while the parallel
organization, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), focuses on
the shorter term issues of engineering and standards making.
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... Internet Standards from all sources is conducted
by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The Internet
Standards Process is defined in [1].
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... 1]
to gain a complete understanding of the philosophy, procedures and
guidelines of the IETF and its approach to standards making.
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... RFCs, and so on. In addition, it is expected that technologies
developed in a Research Group will be brought to the IETF as input to
IETF Working Group(s) for possible standardization. However,
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... Research Group will be brought to the IETF as input to
IETF Working Group(s) for possible standardization. However,
Research Group input carries no more weight than other community
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... fragmentation of the work of the
research community. Allowing limited membership is in stark contrast
to IETF Working Groups, which are always open; this contrast reflects
the different goals and environments of the two organizations-
research vs. standards setting.
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... encouraged to hold occasional open meetings (most likely co-located
with IETF meetings). In addition, the IRTF may host open plenaries at
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... IRTF may host open plenaries at
regular IETF meetings during which research results of interest to
the community are presented. Finally, multiple Research Groups
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Even more than the IETF, the work of the IRSG is expected to be
marked by informality. The goal is to encourage and foster valuable
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This document is based on the March 1994 RFC "IETF Working Group
Guidelines and Procedures" by E. Huizer and D. Crocker [2].
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... mailing lists, and general documents. The
name and acronym must not conflict with any IETF names and
acronyms.
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... Face-to-face meetings are encouraged to be held co-located with the
regular IETF meetings to minimize travel, since IRTF members are
often also active ...
... IRTF members are
often also active in the IETF and to encourage the cross-
fertilization that occurs during hallway and after-hours
interactions. Furthermore, as described above, even limited-
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... membership Research Groups are encouraged to hold occasional open
meetings; an IETF meeting would serve as an ideal venue for such an
event.
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... Huizer, E. and D. Crocker, "IETF Working Group Guidelines and Procedures", RFC 1603(-> 2418), March 1994. ...