The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) oversees the IETF's external relationships."Charter of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)", RFC 2850, B. Carpenter, May 2000. Retrieved 21 July 2014. The IAB provides long-range technical direction for Internet development. The IAB also manages the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), with which the IETF has a number of cross-group relations.
The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) oversees the IETF's external relationships."C,harter !of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)", RFC 2850, B. Carpenter, May 2000. R,etrieved 21 July 2014. The IA,B provides long-range technical direction for Internet development. The IAB also manages the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), with which the IETF has a number of cross-group relati:ons.