RFC 3700 (rfc3700) - Page 2 of 54
Internet Official Protocol Standards
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RFC 3700 Internet Official Protocol Standards July 2004
1. Overview
This memo contains a snapshot of the state of standardization of
protocols used in the Internet, as determined by the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF). It is a July 22, 2004 snapshot of the
current official protocol standards list and the Best Current
Practice list, which is updated daily and is available from the RFC
Editor Web site.
The RFC Editor publishes Request for Comments (RFC) documents that
are the output of the IETF process or are submitted individually via
electronic mail. Further information about the RFC series is
contained in section 2.1, RFC 2026 and at http://www.rfc-editor.org.
This memo is published by the RFC Editor for the IESG and IAB in
accordance with Section 2.1 of "The Internet Standards Process --
Revision 3", RFC 2026, which specifies the rules and procedures by
which all Internet standards are set. Sections 3.1 - 3.7 of this
memo contain the lists of protocols in each stage of standardization
- Standard, Draft Standard, Proposed Standard, Experimental, as well
as Best Current Practice documents. Protocols that are new to this
document or have been moved from one protocol level to another, or
that differ from the previous edition of this document are marked
with an asterisk. Informational and Historic RFCs are not included.
This memo lists the current standards track, Best Current Practice,
and Experimental protocols; it is not a complete index to RFCs.
2. Resources
This section contains important contact information, for reference.
2.1. Internet-Related Organizations
Internet Architecture Board (IAB) Contact: www.iab.org
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Contact: www.ietf.org
Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Contact: www.irtf.org
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Contact: www.iana.org
2.2. Request for Comments Editor (RFC Editor) Web Pages
The RFC Editor maintains the official repository of all RFCs and
indexes to them. The RFC Editor web site is:
http://www.rfc-editor.org.
Reynolds & Ginoza Standards Track