DHCP was created by the DYNAMIC Host CONFIGURATION Working Group of theInternet Engineering Task Force (IETF; a volunteer ORGANIZATION which definesprotocols for use on the Internet). As such, it's definition is recorded in anInternet RFC and the Internet Activities Board (IAB) is asserting its status as toInternet Standardization.
As of this writing (June 1998), DHCP is an Internet Draft Standard Protocol and is Elective. BOOTP is an Internet Draft StandardProtocol and is recommended. For more information on Internet standardization,see RFC2300 (May 1998).

DHCP was created by the Dynamic Host Configuration Working Group of theInternet Engineering Task Force (IETF; a volunteer organization which definesprotocols for use on the Internet). As such, it's definition is recorded in anInternet RFC and the Internet Activities Board (IAB) is asserting its status as toInternet Standardization.
As of this writing (June 1998), DHCP is an Internet Draft Standard Protocol and is Elective. BOOTP is an Internet Draft StandardProtocol and is recommended. For more information on Internet standardization,see RFC2300 (May 1998).