rfc-2026
The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3
This memo documents the process used by the Internet community for the standardization of protocols and procedures. It defines the stages in the standardization process, the requirements for moving a document between stages and the types of documents used during this process. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
obsoletes
- rfc-1602 — The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 2
- rfc-1871 — Addendum to RFC 1602 -- Variance Procedure
updated by
- rfc-3667 — IETF Rights in Contributions
- rfc-3668 — Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology
- rfc-3932 — The IESG and RFC Editor Documents: Procedures
- rfc-3978 — IETF Rights in Contributions
- rfc-3979 — Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology
- rfc-5378 — Rights Contributors Provide to the IETF Trust
- rfc-5657 — Guidance on Interoperation and Implementation Reports for Advancement to Draft Standard
- rfc-5742 — IESG Procedures for Handling of Independent and IRTF Stream Submissions
- rfc-6410 — Reducing the Standards Track to Two Maturity Levels
- rfc-7100 — Retirement of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" Summary Document
- rfc-7127 — Characterization of Proposed Standards
- rfc-7475 — Increasing the Number of Area Directors in an IETF Area
- rfc-8179 — Intellectual Property Rights in IETF Technology
- rfc-8789 — IETF Stream Documents Require IETF Rough Consensus
- rfc-9282 — Responsibility Change for the RFC Series
also
- bcp-9