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- Subject: n-1-4-900.07
-
- Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)
- by Jon Postel <postel@isi.edu>
-
- The research groups of the IRTF are oriented towards longer term
- Internet research issues. The research groups tend to be small (that
- is, about 10 to 20 people), and to have consistent membership. The
- results of the research groups tend to be experiments in new protocol
- ideas, new applications, and new approaches. Any results of reserach
- groups that are appropriate for widespread use in the Internet are
- submitted to the normal IETF standards process. Many of the
- participants in the research groups are also active in the computer
- science research community and there is a healthy interaction between
- the work in the research groups and work in other venues (such as ACM
- SIGCOMM).
-
- The IRTF is composed of the following research groups:
-
- Research Group Name Chair
- ------------------- ----------------
- Autonomous Networks Deborah Estrin (USC)
- End-to-End Services Bob Braden (ISI)
- Resource Discovery Mike Schwartz (U Colorado)
- Privacy and Security Steve Kent (BBN)
- Libraries Cliff Lynch (UCOP)
-
- The IRTF Steering Group (IRSG) is composed of the research group
- chairs and the following at large members:
-
- Dave Clark (MIT)
- Dave Mills (UDEL)
- Bruce Schatz (U Arizona)
-