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`Welcome to the Internet Engineering Task Force!
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`IETF wins Dvorak Telecommunications Award
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`Employment Opportunity with the IETF Secretariat.
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`The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the protocol engineering and development arm of the Internet. The
`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. It is open to any interested
`individual.
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`The actual technical work of the IETF is done in itsworking groups, which are organized by topic into several areas
`(e.g., routing, network management, security, etc.). Much of the work is handled via mailing lists, however, the IETF
`also holdsmeetingsthree times per year. Chairs and presenters might find it helpful to read theinstructionsfor
`sessions and plenaries. First-time attendees might find it helpful to read The Tao of IETF .
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`The IETF itself is the subject of research efforts. One such researcher isElaine Hyder who attends IETF meetings
`and made arrangements with, and received approval from, the IESG to conduct interviews and distribute
`questionnaires at IETF meetings.
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`Proceedings of the IETF meetings are made available in the following forms:
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`Hypertext proceedings,
`FTP from ftp.ietf.org, and
`Hard copy proceedings.
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`The internal management of the IETF is handled by the area directors. Together with the Chair of the IETF, they
`form theInternet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). The operational management of the Internet standards
`process is handled by the IESG under the auspices of theInternet Society . TheInternet Architecture Board (IAB) is
`a body of the Internet Society responsible for overall architectural considerations in the Internet. It also serves to
`adjudicate disputes in the standards process.
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`There are two types of Internet documents: Internet-Drafts and Request for Comments (RFCs). Internet-Drafts have
`absolutely no formal status and can be changed or deleted at any time. Authors should read theGuidelines to
`Authors of Internet-Drafts. The Secretariat maintains an Internet-Drafts index. RFCs are the official document
`series of the IAB, and are archived permanently (i.e., they are never deleted, and once an RFC is published, it will
`never change); however, it is important to note that not all RFCs are standards(see the "IETF structure and
`Internet standards process" slides for complete information or browse theRFC Editor Web pages at ISI). The
`Database and Directory Services part of the InterNIC, provided by AT&T, has an RFC index .
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`The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is the central coordinator for the assignment of unique parameter
`values for Internet protocols. The IANA is chartered by the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Federal Network
`Council (FNC) to act as the clearinghouse to assign and coordinate the use of numerous Internet protocol
`parameters.
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`In addition to this Web server, there are several other ways to access IETF information.
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`The Corporation for National Research Initiatives(CNRI) runs theIETF Secretariat with funding from the US
`government.
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`Please send questions, comments, and/or suggestions to ietf-web@ietf.org.
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`https://web.archive.org/web/19961106114954/http:/www.ietf.org/
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`7/11/2014
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`CISCO Exhibit 1009
`Cisco v. Bockstar
`Trial IPR2014 - 2