The document summarizes the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), including that it is an open standards organization where anyone can participate and submit draft documents. It discusses IETF meetings, which are held 3 times per year around the world. Recent and upcoming meeting details are provided. Activities at recent meetings focused on Internet of Things, security, privacy, and IANA transition. IPv6 and DNS activities within several working groups are also summarized.

1. IETF Update
Chris Grundemann
Internet Society
ION Belfast
9 September 2014
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2. 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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3. IETF Meetings
• Three times each year
• Move around the world to different locations
• Not a "conference" with new presentations, but rather
a continuation of discussions on email lists
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4. Recent and Upcoming IETF Meetings
Meeting Date Location
IETF 87 July 28 – Aug 2, 2013 Berlin, Germany
IETF 88 November 3-8, 2013 Vancouver, BC, Canada
IETF 89 March 2-7, 2014 London, UK
IETF 90 July 20-25, 2014 Toronto, ON, Canada
IETF 91 November 9-14, 2014 Honolulu, HI, USA
IETF 92 March 22-27, 2015 Dallas, TX, USA
IETF 93 July 19-24, 2015 Prague, Czech Republic
IETF 94 November 1-6, 2015 Yokohama, Japan
IETF 95 April 3-8, 2016 Buenos Aires, Argentina
IETF 96 July 17-22, 2016 Berlin, Germany
IETF 97 November 13-18, 2016 (Asia)
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5. IETF 90– July 20-25, Toronto, Canada
IETF 90 Meeting Page
• www.ietf.org/meeting/90/
~1200 participants from 53 countries
Increased attention to:
• Internet of Things
• Security and privacy
• IANA transition
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6. IETF 91 – Honolulu
November 9-14, 2014
Honolulu, HI, USA
• http://www.ietf.org/meeting/91/
Remote participation available
• Audio streams
• Web conferencing systems
• Jabber chat rooms
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7. 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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8. DNS/DNSSEC Activities
• DNS Operations (DNSOP) WG
• Focus on automation of DNSSEC including communication between
zones
• DANE WG
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9. 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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10. IETF Fellows Program
• Fellowships available to enable people to attend IETF
meetings
• http://bit.ly/ietf-fellows
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11. "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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12. 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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13. Read the IETF blog and follow on social media
www.ietf.org/blog/
twitter.com/ietf
www.facebook.com/ietf
plus.google.com/115114278816279309050/posts
(easier to search for "IETF")
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14. Thank You
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