RFC 7241 · INFORMATIONAL · 2014

The IEEE 802/IETF Relationship

Overview

RFC 7241, “The IEEE 802/IETF Relationship”, is an Informational document published in July 2014 by S. Dawkins, P. Thaler, D. Romascanu, B. Aboba. It obsoletes RFC 4441. It has since been updated by RFC 9141. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the standardization cooperation between Project 802 of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). This document obsoletes RFC 4441.

Note: This document was collaboratively developed by authors from both the IEEE 802 and IETF leadership and was reviewed and approved by the IEEE 802 Executive Committee prior to publication.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 4441
Updated by
RFC 9141
Other RFCs from 2014

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