
Overview Īn Internet Standard is documented by a Request for Comments (RFC) or a set of RFCs. In general, an Internet Standard is a specification that is stable and well-understood, is technically competent, has multiple, independent, and interoperable implementations with substantial operational experience, enjoys significant public support, and is recognizably useful in some or all parts of the Internet. A Draft Standard was an intermediary step that occurred after a Proposed Standard but prior to an Internet Standard. A Draft Standard was an intermediate level, discontinued in 2011. The IETF also defines a Proposed Standard as a less mature but stable and well-reviewed specification. Įngineering contributions to the IETF start as an Internet Draft, may be promoted to a Request for Comments, and may eventually become an Internet Standard.Īn Internet Standard is characterized by technical maturity and usefulness. As the Internet became global, Internet Standards became the lingua franca of worldwide communications.
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They allow interoperation of hardware and software from different sources which allows internets to function. Internet Standards are created and published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). In computer network engineering, an Internet Standard is a normative specification of a technology or methodology applicable to the Internet.



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