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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Naming Function Review(IFR)
This is an accountability mechanism to ensure that Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) meets the needs and expectations of its naming customers. The IANA Naming Function Review (IFR) evaluates PTI's performance of the IANA naming function against the contractual requirements in the IANA Naming Function Contract.