The IRTF is managed by the IRTF chair in consultation with the Internet Research Steering Group ( IRSG ).
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The Internet Research Task Force ( IRTF ) and the Internet Research Steering Group ( IRSG ), peer activities to the IETF and IESG under the general supervision of the IAB, focus on longer term research issues.
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Board, and became part of ISOC . The Internet Engineering Task Force also became part of the ISOC . The IETF is overseen currently by the Internet Engineering Steering Group ( IESG ), and longer-term research is carried on by the Internet Research Task Force and overseen by the Internet Research Steering Group.
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Among other activities ISOC provides an administrative home for a number of less formally organized groups that are involved in developing and managing the Internet, including : the Internet Engineering Task Force ( IETF ), Internet Architecture Board ( IAB ), Internet Engineering Steering Group ( IESG ), Internet Research Task Force ( IRTF ), and Internet Research Steering Group ( IRSG ).