InterNIC Internet Documentation (RFC's, FYI's, etc.) - The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the protocol engineering, development, and standardization arm of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). The IETF is a large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet protocol architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. The InterNIC maintains several archives that contain documents related to the Internet and the IETF activities.