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IETF's Routing Area
Description

This area of the IETF deals with the routing of electronic communications. Working groups include the following:

  • Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
  • Common Control and Measurement Plane
  • Forwarding and Control Element Separation
  • Inter-Domain Multicast Routing
  • Inter-Domain Routing
  • IS-IS for IP Internets
  • Mobile Ad-hoc Networks
  • Multiprotocol Label Switching
  • Open Shortest Path First IGP
  • Protocol Independent Multicast
  • Routing Protocol Security Requirements
  • Routing Area Working Group
  • Source-Specific Multicast
  • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

Why is this initiative significant?

The Routing Area specializes in problems relating to the path that information takes in Internet communications. As such, the area perfects one of the fundamental functions of the Internet, allowing information to reach intended recipients in an efficient, secure manner.



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