 | IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
A new not-for-profit organization with an international Board of Directors to oversee the operations of the necessary central coordinating functions of the Internet is being proposed. This organization will conduct open processes to continue the critical assignment of unique parameters that allow the Internet to function. This embraces the principle of industry self-regulation.
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 | ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions now performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities.
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 | IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force |
The IETF is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.
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 | ISOC
Internet Society |
"To assure the open development, evolution and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world."
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 | ISC
Internet Systems Consortium |
ISC is a nonprofit public benefit corporation dedicated to supporting the infrastructure of the universal connected self-organizing Internet and the autonomy of its participants by developing and maintaining core production quality software, protocols, and operations.
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 | W3C
World Wide Web Consortium |
The W3C was founded in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. We are an international industry consortium, ...
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