IETF Directorates

Page last updated: April 8, 2003

The list below shows the directorates presently identified in the IETF.
A directorate is defined in RFC 2418 in the following way:

In many areas, the Area Directors have formed an advisory group or directorate.  These comprise experienced members of the IETF and the technical community represented by the area.  The specific name and the details of the role for each group differ from area to area, but  the primary intent is that these groups assist the Area Director(s), e.g., with the review of specifications produced in the area.

Some directorates cover a whole area. Some directorates are focused on a specific technology.
Where the item below is a link, it is a pointer to the membership of the directorate. These member lists are maintained by the relevant area directors. The pages may also contain more information.

• Applications area
• LDAP Directorate
• XML Directorate
• General area
• General Directorate
• Internet area
• DNS Directorate (shared with O&M)
• Addressing Directorate (shared with O&M)
• Operations & Management area
• Ops directorate
• MIB Doctors
• DNS Directorate (shared with Internet)
• Addressing Directorate (shared with Internet)
• Routing area
• Routing Area Directorate
• Security area
• Security directorate
  
• Transport area
• Transport area directorate
  
• Sub-IP area
• Sub-IP area directorate
  
• Other, non-area directorates
  • Wireless Directorate

There has been an IPv6 directorate, but this is currently not operational.