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It oversees a number of Task Forces, of which the most important are the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). The body which eventually became the IAB was originally formed by the United States Department Of Defense 's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under the name Internet Configuration Control Board in 1979 ; it eventually became the '''Internet Advisory Board''' in September, 1984 , and then the '''Internet Activities Board''' in May, 1986 (the name was changed, while keeping the same acronym). It finally became the ''Internet Architecture Board'', under ISOC, in January, 1992 , as part of the Internet's transition from a U.S.-government entity to an international, public entity. IAB ACTIVITIES The IAB's current responsibilities include:
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