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Background information

About the IETF

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), founded in 1986, is the premier standards development organization (SDO) for the Internet. The IETF makes voluntary standards adopted by Internet users, network operators, and equipment vendors, and it thus helps shape the trajectory of the development of the Internet. But in no way does the IETF control, or even patrol, the Internet.

Participants

In any one year, over 7000 people from around the world actively participate in the IETF either by authoring a document, engaging in a mailing list discussion, or attending a meeting. Anyone can participate and all IETF participants are considered volunteers and expected to participate as individuals.

The Work

The work of the IETF is to produce technical documents (called "RFCs") that define how Internet technology works in detail, and can be operated and managed at scale. RFCs describe the Internet's technical foundations, such as addressing, routing, and transport technologies. The RFC Editor website is the authoritative site for RFCs. The IETF Datatracker provides transparency on the process that resulted in the publication of each RFC.

Information resources

IETF Snapshot 2024

IETF Snapshot 2024 includes information about participation in IETF meetingsand mailing lists, publication of Internet-Drafts and RFCs, data from the IETF Community Survey 2024 as well as sponsors and supporters for the preceding year.

IETF Annual Report 2024

The 2024 IETF Annual Report provides a summary of Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), Internet Architecture Board (IAB), Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), and RFC Editor community activities from last year.

IETF Community Survey 2024

The IETF Community survey is our major annual survey of the whole of the IETF community and is used to inform the actions of IETF leadership throughout the year. It includes information and analysis about demographics, perception, and participation of IETF participants.

IETF badges and logo

The IETF logo may be used, without modification, to accompany descriptive text to refer specifically to the IETF organization itself or its work. IETF badges may be used to showcase specific technologies developed in the IETF.