RFC Series Working Group

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IETF working group standards development body

The RFC Series Working Group is an IETF body responsible for defining policies and processes that govern the publication and evolution of the Request for Comments (RFC) document series.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
RFC series	16
RFC Series	3
RFC Series Working Group canonical	3
RFC Series governance	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2258948 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RFC Series Working Group
Context triple: [IETF Stream, associatedWithBody, RFC Series Working Group]

A. RFC Editorial Board
The RFC Editorial Board is a group of experts that advises and assists the RFC Editor in overseeing the quality, consistency, and editorial policies of the Request for Comments (RFC) document series.
B. RFC
RFC is the commonly used abbreviation for Reading Football Club, a professional English football team based in Reading, Berkshire.
C. RFCs
RFCs (Requests for Comments) are a series of technical and organizational documents that define and standardize protocols, procedures, and policies for the Internet and related networks.
D. RFC Editor
The RFC Editor is the organization responsible for editing, publishing, and maintaining the Request for Comments (RFC) series that documents standards and technical notes for the Internet community.
E. IETF working groups
IETF working groups are collaborative teams of experts within the Internet Engineering Task Force that develop and standardize technical specifications and protocols for the Internet.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RFC Series Working Group
Target entity description: The RFC Series Working Group is an IETF body responsible for defining policies and processes that govern the publication and evolution of the Request for Comments (RFC) document series.

A. RFC Editorial Board
The RFC Editorial Board is a group of experts that advises and assists the RFC Editor in overseeing the quality, consistency, and editorial policies of the Request for Comments (RFC) document series.
B. RFC
RFC is the commonly used abbreviation for Reading Football Club, a professional English football team based in Reading, Berkshire.
C. RFCs
RFCs (Requests for Comments) are a series of technical and organizational documents that define and standardize protocols, procedures, and policies for the Internet and related networks.
D. RFC Editor
The RFC Editor is the organization responsible for editing, publishing, and maintaining the Request for Comments (RFC) series that documents standards and technical notes for the Internet community.
E. IETF working groups
IETF working groups are collaborative teams of experts within the Internet Engineering Task Force that develop and standardize technical specifications and protocols for the Internet.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IETF working group ⓘ standards development body ⓘ
abbreviation	RSWG ⓘ
collaboratesWith	IETF LLC ⓘ Internet Architecture Board ⓘ RFC Series Consulting Editor ⓘ linked to: RFC Editorial Board
conductsWork	via IETF mailing lists ⓘ
field	Internet governance ⓘ Internet standards ⓘ technical publishing ⓘ
governedBy	IETF working group rules ⓘ
governs	policies for all RFC streams ⓘ policies for publication of Internet-Drafts as RFCs ⓘ policies for updating and obsoleting RFCs ⓘ
hasOutput	RFC Series policy documents ⓘ guidelines for RFC streams ⓘ updates to RFC Editor Model ⓘ
hasStakeholder	IAB ⓘ IETF community ⓘ Internet technical community ⓘ RFC Production Center ⓘ linked to: RFC Editor RFC Publisher ⓘ linked to: RFC Editor RFC Series Consulting Editor ⓘ linked to: RFC Editorial Board
influences	accessibility and consistency of RFC documents ⓘ long-term stability of the RFC Series ⓘ
location	Internet ⓘ linked to: the internet
meetsAt	IETF meetings ⓘ
notScope	day-to-day editorial decisions on individual RFCs ⓘ
operatesInLanguage	English ⓘ
oversightOf	RFC Editor function policies ⓘ RFC Series governance model ⓘ policy changes affecting RFC formats and streams ⓘ
partOf	Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ
purpose	define policies for the RFC Series ⓘ define processes for the RFC Series ⓘ govern evolution of the RFC document series ⓘ govern publication of RFC documents ⓘ
responsibleFor	RFC Series policies ⓘ RFC Series processes ⓘ oversight of RFC publication framework ⓘ
scope	policy-level decisions for the RFC Series ⓘ
topic	RFC Series governance ⓘ RFC document formats and metadata policies ⓘ RFC publication process ⓘ
usesProcess	IETF working group consensus process ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IETF Stream → associatedWithBody → RFC Series Working Group ⓘ

RFC 8728 → defines → RFC Series Working Group ⓘ

RFC 8729 → subject → RFC Series governance ⓘ