Internet Standards

Standards organizations are usually vendor-neutral, non-profit institutions established to develop and promote the concept of open standards. Various organizations have different responsibilities for promoting and creating standards for the TCP/IP protocol.

Standards organizations shown in Figure 1 include:

• Internet Society (ISOC) – Responsible for promoting the open development and evolution of Internet use throughout the world.

• Internet Architecture Board (IAB) - Responsible for the overall management and development of Internet standards.

• Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) - Develops, updates, and maintains Internet and TCP/IP technologies. This includes the process and documents for developing new protocols and updating existing protocols know as Request for Comments (RFC) documents.

• Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) - Focused on long-term research related to Internet and TCP/IP protocols such as Anti-Spam Research Group (ASRG), Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG), and Peer-to-Peer Research Group (P2PRG).

Standards organizations shown in Figure 2 include:

• Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) - Based in the United States, coordinates IP address allocation, the management of domain names, and assignment of other information used TCP/IP protocols.

• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) - Responsible for overseeing and managing IP address allocation, domain name management, and protocol identifiers for ICANN.

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