Welcome to the IETF
Towards a net zero IETF
A new project is looking at how to measure and potentially offset the carbon emissions of IETF meetings to reach the level of a net zero emitter.
Upcoming events
IETF 114 Philadelphia
IETF 114 starts Saturday 23 July and runs through Friday afternoon, 29 July.
PhiladelphiaIETF 115 London
IETF 115 starts Saturday 5 November and runs through Friday afternoon, 11 November.
London, UK
What's new?
Towards a net zero IETF
Introducing a new project to measure and potentially offset IETF carbon emissions so that the IETF could potentially reach the level of a net zero emitter.
6 May 2022IETF 113 post-meeting survey
The results from our IETF 113 post-meeting survey are now available on a web-based interactive dashboard. This commentary highlights where changes we have made based on feedback have been a success, and areas we still need to work on.
2 May 2022
Search the IETF email archive
Much of the daily work of the IETF is conducted on electronic mailing lists. A new mail archive tool realizing the requirements developed in RFC 6778 is now in use:
Search IETF Datatracker
The IETF Datatracker contains data about IETF documents, working groups, meetings, agendas, minutes, presentations, and more:
Understanding the Internet Engineering Task Force
Working Groups
Working Groups are the primary mechanism for development of IETF specifications and guidelines. Working Groups are typically created to address a specific problem or to produce one or more specific deliverables (a guideline, standards specification, etc.).
Featured Working Group
Stay Home Meet Occasionally Online
The SHMOO working group is chartered to document high-level guidance and principles to the IESG and the IETF LLC about meeting planning activities.
shmoo manycouches@ietf.orgRequest for Comments (RFCs)
The IETF publishes RFCs authored by network operators, engineers, and computer scientists to document methods, behaviors, research, or innovations applicable to the Internet.
Featured RFC
QUIC: A UDP-Based Multiplexed and Secure Transport
This document defines the core of the QUIC transport protocol. QUIC provides applications with flow-controlled streams for structured communication, low-latency connection establishment, and network…
RFC 9000was: draft-ietf-quic-transportTopics of interest
Automated network management
The IETF is working on standards for automated network management which, as the name implies, aims to improve and make more efficient management of networks as they continue to increase in size and complexity.
The Internet of Things at the IETF
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity to enable objects to exchange data with the manufacturer, operator, and/or other connected devices.
New transport technology
The development of new transport technologies in the IETF provides capabilities that improve the ability of Internet applications to send data over the Internet.
Next IETF meeting
Stay tuned for the latest information on the next IETF meeting scheduled for 25-29 July 2022
Visit the IETF 114 meeting webpage