InterNetWorks

This initiative focuses on the continued operation of the global Internet, taking a holistic approach to identify issues and opportunities in technology development and deployment for open networking.
Many network growth opportunities and issues cross boundaries and cut into competing interests. Existing and new players need to be brought (back) to the community table to discuss and determine best paths forward.
ISOC's purposes in this initiative are to:
Identify and help elaborate such cross-boundary network issues.
Promote resolution of cross boundary network issues through open dialog and collaboration of involved entities, in appropriate fora.
Promote and validate the open collaborative Internet development model.
Global Addressing ProgramThe "Global Addressing" program specifically identifies challenges to global addressing (for example, IPv4 address pool exhaustion, issues in deploying IPv6, and lack of credible alternatives). ISOC can help to coordinate the efforts of the standards, operational, and RIR communities and facilitate the expression of requirements. The goal is to deliver a smooth transition beyond the end of the IANA IPv4 address pool, while working out the longer-term architecture of the Internet.
Common Internet ProgramThe “Common Internet” program identifies forces towards islands of networking and multiple networked realities. It aims to drive the development and acceptance of a modern understanding and consistent implementation of “the end to end principle” of the Internet. This program will be focus on identifying threats to the common Internet model and supporting work to mitigate or disarm those threats.
Security & StabilityThe “Secure & Stable Infrastructure” program aims to support development and deployment of key technologies for ensuring a stable and secure Internet infrastructure.

Trust of internet

ISOC is reaching out to the businesses and end users that rely on the Internet to exchange sensitive data. Their needs and concerns inform both our baseline research agendas and ongoing standards and development work. ISOC continues to support the advancement of current technical solutions and best practices through our existing programmes.
A trusted Internet takes into account security, transaction protection, and identity assertion and management. Given the network dependence on unique numbers and the escalating amount of geolocation data being gathered, the privacy implications of the current Internet represent a significant and growing concern. Trust must be a primary design element at every layer of the architecture, and in some cases, existing elements may need to be redesigned or improved to meet emerging requirements.
This research programme investigates the elevation of identity to a core issue in network research and standards development. ISOC is taking a lead role in reviewing the current Internet architecture and the model of Internet development and deployment. This includes active engagement with participants within the traditional ISOC sphere, as well as with the research, enterprise, and end-user communities. We offer the kind of support for research that enhances and facilitates trust and collaboration with the standards community and that advances the most interesting outcomes of that research