Characterising the IETF through the lens of RFC deployment
Characterising the IETF through the lens of RFC deployment
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从 RFC 部署的角度描述 IETF 的特征
DOI：
10.1145/3487552.3487821
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发表时间：
2021
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通讯作者：
Ignacio Castro
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Stephen McQuistin;Mladen Karan;Prashant Khare;C. Perkins;Gareth Tyson;Matthew Purver;P. Healey;Waleed Iqbal;Junaid Qadir;Ignacio Castro
由互联网工程任务组（IETF）定义的协议标准对互联网的成功运行至关重要。本文介绍了IETF活动的大规模实证研究，重点是了解协作活动，以及这些活动如何支持标准文档（RFC）的发布。使用一个包含240万封电子邮件、8,711个RFC和4,512位作者的独特数据集，我们研究了标准开发过程中的变化和趋势，显示了协议复杂性和制定标准的时间是如何增加的。考虑到这些观察结果，我们开发了统计模型，以了解导致成功采用和部署协议的因素，从而获得改善标准化过程的见解。
Protocol standards, defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), are crucial to the successful operation of the Internet. This paper presents a large-scale empirical study of IETF activities, with a focus on understanding collaborative activities, and how these underpin the publication of standards documents (RFCs). Using a unique dataset of 2.4 million emails, 8,711 RFCs and 4,512 authors, we examine the shifts and trends within the standards development process, showing how protocol complexity and time to produce standards has increased. With these observations in mind, we develop statistical models to understand the factors that lead to successful uptake and deployment of protocols, deriving insights to improve the standardisation process.