Internet

Internet governance

Terms

7 terms

  • IANA

    IANA, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, coordinates the DNS root zone, IP address pools and protocol parameter registries worldwide.

  • ICANN

    ICANN is the nonprofit that coordinates the Internet's unique identifiers, including DNS root zone policy, top-level domains and registrar accreditation.

  • IETF

    The IETF, or Internet Engineering Task Force, is the open standards body that develops the core Internet protocols through working groups and RFCs.

  • Net neutrality

    Net neutrality is the principle that internet access providers must treat all lawful traffic equally, without blocking, throttling or paid priority.

  • Regional Internet registry RIR

    A Regional Internet registry is a nonprofit body that allocates IP addresses and AS numbers in one world region and keeps the public registry of who…

  • RFC

    An RFC (Request for Comments) is a numbered, permanent document in the series that publishes Internet standards, best practices and protocol specs.

  • W3C

    The W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) is the international standards body that develops open, royalty-free technical standards for the web.