Internet Architecture Board





The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) is a committee of the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF).

Its responsibilities include:

   * IESG Confirmation: The IAB confirms the IETF Chair and IESG Area
     Directors, from nominations provided by the IETF Nominating Committee.

   * Architectural Oversight: The IAB provides oversight of, and occasional
     commentary on, aspects of the architecture for the protocols and
     procedures used by the Internet.

   * Standards Process Oversight and Appeal: The IAB provides oversight of
     the process used to create Internet Standards. The IAB serves as an
     appeal board for complaints of improper execution of the standards
     process through acting as an appeal body in respect of an IESG
     standards decision.

   * RFC Series and IANA: The IAB is responsible for editorial management
     and publication of the Request for Comments (RFC) document series, and
     for administration of the assignment of IETF Protocol parameter values
     by the IETF Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).

   * External Liaison: The IAB acts as representative of the interests of
     the IETF in liaison relationships with other organizations concerned
     with standards and other technical and organizational issues relevant
     to the world-wide Internet.

   * Advice to ISOC: The IAB acts as a source of advice and guidance to the
     Board of Trustees and Officers of the Internet Society concerning
     technical, architectural, procedural, and (where appropriate) policy
     matters pertaining to the Internet and its enabling technologies.

   * IRTF Chair: The IAB selects a chair of the Internet Research Task Force
     (IRTF) for a renewable two year term.