RFC 2026:The Internet Standards Process -- Revisio...
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The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3


1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Internet Standards
1.2. The Internet Standards Process
1.3. Organization of This Document
2. INTERNET STANDARDS-RELATED PUBLICATIONS
2.1. Requests for Comments (RFCs)
2.2. Internet-Drafts
3. INTERNET STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
3.1. Technical Specification (TS)
3.2. Applicability Statement (AS)
3.3. Requirement Levels
4. THE INTERNET STANDARDS TRACK
4.1. Standards Track Maturity Levels
4.1.1. Proposed Standard
4.1.2. Draft Standard
4.1.3. Internet Standard
4.2. Non-Standards Track Maturity Levels
4.2.1. Experimental
4.2.2. Informational
4.2.3. Procedures for Experimental and Informational RFCs
4.2.4. Historic
5. BEST CURRENT PRACTICE (BCP) RFCs
5.1. BCP Review Process
6. THE INTERNET STANDARDS PROCESS
6.1. Standards Actions
6.1.1. Initiation of Action
6.1.2. IESG Review and Approval
6.1.3. Publication
6.2. Advancing in the Standards Track
6.3. Revising a Standard
6.4. Retiring a Standard
6.5. Conflict Resolution and Appeals
6.5.1. Working Group Disputes
6.5.2. Process Failures
6.5.3. Questions of Applicable Procedure
6.5.4. Appeals Procedure
7. EXTERNAL STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
7.1. Use of External Specifications
7.1.1. Incorporation of an Open Standard
7.1.2. Incorporation of Other Specifications
7.1.3. Assumption
8. NOTICES AND RECORD KEEPING
9. VARYING THE PROCESS
9.1. The Variance Procedure
9.2. Exclusions
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
10.1. General Policy
10.2. Confidentiality Obligations
10.3. Rights and Permissions
10.3.1. All Contributions
10.3.2. Standards Track Documents
10.3.3. Determination of Reasonable and Non-discriminatory Terms
10.4. Notices
11. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
12. SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
13. REFERENCES
14. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
15. AUTHOR'S ADDRESS
16. APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS

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