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A formalized process for proposing, reviewing and publishing technical specifications and standards.
The Request for Comments (RFC) method formalizes how technical specifications, protocols and community standards are proposed, reviewed and published. It defines roles, editorial workflows, versioning and consensus mechanisms to ensure openness and traceability. RFCs are used as reference documents for interoperable open protocols.
Time from submission to publication of an RFC; indicates process speed.
Percentage of relevant implementations that follow the RFC specification.
Average number of review iterations until stabilization.
An RFC that defined core behavior of the HTTP protocol and was widely implemented.
A standards specification for delegation and authorization produced through the RFC process.
A comprehensive protocol standard RFC with long-term implementation and interoperability testing.
Formulate a precise draft as an Internet-Draft or internal document.
Conduct implementation and interoperability tests.
Organize review rounds, collect feedback and iterate until publication.