Internet standards process
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... This memo documents the process currently used by the Internet
community for the standardization of protocols and procedures. The
Internet Standards process is an activity of the Internet Society
that is organized and managed on behalf of the Internet community ...
... multiple protocol suites, especially the Open Systems
Interconnection (OSI) suite. The Internet Standards process
described in this document is concerned with all protocols,
procedures, and conventions that are used in or by the Internet ...
... case of protocols developed and/or standardized by non-Internet
organizations, however, the Internet Standards process may apply
only to the application of the protocol or procedure in the
Internet ...
... fairness.
In summary, the goals for the Internet standards process are:
* technical excellence;
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The following organizations are involved in the Internet standards
process.
* IETF ...
... for technical management of IETF activities and the Internet
Standards process. As part of the Internet Society, it
administers the Internet Standards process ...
... Internet
Standards process. As part of the Internet Society, it
administers the Internet Standards process according to the
rules and procedures given in this document, which have been
accepted and ratified by the Internet Society ...
... Internet and its protocols, and to serve
in the context of the Internet Standards process as a body to
which the decisions of the IESG may be appealed (as described
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ASs and TSs go through stages of development, testing, and
acceptance. Within the Internet standards process, these stages
are formally labeled "maturity levels".
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... Internet community and are not incorporated into the
Internet standards process by any of the provisions of
Section 4 may be published as Informational RFCs, with the
permission of the owner.
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... THE INTERNET STANDARDS PROCESS ...
... For a vendor-proprietary specification to be incorporated within
the Internet standards process, the proprietor must meet the
requirements of section 5 below, and in general the
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... documents that have been elevated to the Internet standards
track in accordance with the Internet Standards Process.
o "Copyrights" are purportedly valid ...
... prior to the elevation of the Standards to the Internet Standard
level of maturity in accordance with the Internet Standards
Process, and to inform the Executive Director of the Internet
Engineering Task Force Secretariat promptly upon learning of any
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