Internet Engineering Task Force

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a standards organization for the Internet and is responsible for the technical standards that make up the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP). It has no formal membership roster or requirements and all its participants are volunteers. Their work is usually funded by employers or other sponsors.

"IETF" redirects here. For other uses, see IETF (disambiguation).

Internet Engineering Task Force
AbbreviationIETF
FormationJanuary 14, 1986 (1986-01-14)
Type
PurposeCreating voluntary standards to maintain and improve the usability and interoperability of the Internet
Parent organization
Internet Society
Websiteietf.org
Internet
An Opte Project visualization of routing paths through a portion of the Internet
General
Governance
Information infrastructure
Services
History
Guides
 Internet portal

The IETF was initially supported by the federal government of the United States but since 1993 has operated under the auspices of the Internet Society, a non-profit organization with local chapters around the world.

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