The Tao of the IETF is on line, linked off the IETF home page.
The Tao tries to be complete and easily understood.
The result is a long document.
Spend some time reviewing, in particular, "What is the IETF?" and "RFCs and Internet-Drafts".
Comment on
Assuming the IETF is working, comment on Why?
whether you think the various steps to becoming a standard:
Determine the protocols that are Internet Standards.
Finally, see is there a working group you would be
interested in?
