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Loading ...If you get deep-and-dirty with the technicalities of IP networking, the chances are that you have come across RFCs (short for “requests for comments”). These are the standards documents of the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). However, not all RFCs are actually standards. The IETF has done much to try and demystify their standards process over the last decade or so, but it is still pretty arcane.
Packetlife has a good post that gives more detail. Good read if you are new to RFCs and Internet Standards: “Request for comments“.
An RFC, or Request For Comment, is a memorandum written by one or more network engineers and published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to propose new standards or to convey new ideas. “Request for comment” may seem like a bit of a misnomer as many RFCs end up as de facto Internet law, but the term originates from each document’s initial function as a solicitation for peer review. There are four categories of RFC:.. [more on packetlife]
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