The document discusses the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), including that it develops internet standards through an open process, holds 3 meetings per year around the world, and focuses on topics like IPv6, DNS, routing security, and fellowships. Key points are that the IETF is open to anyone, develops RFC standards documents, and discusses drafts in working groups at their periodic global meetings.

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IETF Update
Dan York
Internet Society
ION Djibouti
June 2, 2014

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The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
• www.ietf.org
• Anyone can participate in the
mailing lists and discussions
• Anyone can submit a "draft"
document (called an
"Internet Draft")
• Working Groups debate and discuss drafts
• Documents progress through the standards process
to become RFCs

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IETF Meetings
• Three times each year
• Move around the world to different locations
• Continuation of discussions on email lists

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IETF 90 – Toronto
July 20-25, Toronto, Canada
• http://www.ietf.org/meeting/90/
Remote participation available
• Audio streams
• Web conferencing systems
• Jabber chat rooms

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IETF 88 – November 3-8, Vancouver, BC
IETF 88 in Vancouver
• www.ietf.org/meeting/88/
~1200 participants from 54 countries
Focus on pervasive monitoring
and possible security improvements
Our posts about IETF88 and IETF 89 at:
• http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/tag/ietf88/
• http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/tag/ietf89/

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IPv6 Activities
• IPv6 now common across most working groups
• Some key groups:
• v6ops (IPv6 Operations) WG
• 6man (IPv6 Maintenance) WG
• homenet (Home Networking) WG
• opsec (Operational Security) WG
• sunset4 (Sunsetting IPv4) WG

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DNS/DNSSEC Activities
• DNS Operations (DNSOP) WG
• Focus on automation of DNSSEC including communication between
zones
• DANE WG
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Routing Activities
• sidr (Secure Inter-Domain Routing) WG
• Focus on securing the routing infrastructure
• idr (Inter-Domain Routing Working Group) WG

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IETF Fellows Program
• Fellowships available to enable people to attend IETF
meetings
• http://bit.ly/ietf-fellows

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"Regulators to the IETF" Program
• Fellowships available for regulators to attend IETF
and learn about IETF standards process
• http://bit.ly/ietf-fellows

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Help The IETF Create Better Standards
To Learn More:
• http://www.ietf.org/newcomers.html
Particularly:
IPv6 Operations (V6OPS)
DNS Operations (DNSOP)
You can:
• Join the mailing lists
• Read the drafts and provide comments

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Thank You
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