• Mission and principles

  The mission of the IETF 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.

• Who we are

  The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.

• Administration

  This page links to details about the administration of the IETF LLC.

• Groups

  The work of the IETF is undertaken and supported by a wide variety of groups with differing structures, goals, and responsibilities.

• Participate in the IETF

  Participation in the IETF is open to individuals willing to contribute technical expertise to help make the Internet work better.

• IETF Glossary

  This page provides information about terms commonly used in the IETF.

• Support the IETF

  Learn about ways you can support the IETF to help keep the Internet’s technical foundation open supporting permissionless innovation.

• Note Well

  The Note Well describes IPR and other policies related to submissions by a Contributor for publication as all or part of an IETF Internet-Draft or RFC and any statement made within the context of an IETF activity.

• Liaisons

  The IETF has a limited number of liaison relationships with other organizations. Liaisons are appointed by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) when the IAB feels that conditions warrant appointing a specific person to such a task.