3.2.4. IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
The core registrar for the IETF's activities is the IANA (see
http://www.iana.org). Many Internet protocols require that someone
keep track of protocol items that were added after the protocol came
out. Typical examples of the kinds of registries needed are for TCP
port numbers and MIME types. The IAB has designated the IANA
organization to perform these tasks, and the IANA's activities are
financially supported by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers. The IAB selected ICANN, and the IANA activities
are provided for free as specified in [RFC2860].
The phrase "The IAB selected ICANN" is, as the saying goes, economical with
the truth. The fact is that we had no choice at the time. Suggestion
for the last sentence:
The IAB and the IETF established a Memorandum of Understanding with
ICANN [RFC2860], under which the IANA services are provided for free
to the IETF.
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Regards
Brian Carpenter