ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2015
(Main)Information technology — Telecommunications and information exchange between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — Part A: Overview and architecture
Information technology — Telecommunications and information exchange between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — Part A: Overview and architecture
ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2015 contains descriptions of the IEEE 802® standards published by the IEEE for frame-based data networks as well as a reference model (RM) for protocol standards. The IEEE 802 architecture is defined, and a specification for the identification of public, private, and standard protocols is included.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC/
STANDARD IEEE
8802-A
First edition
2015-12-15
Information technology —
Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems — Local and
metropolitan area networks — Overview
and Architecture
Technologies de l'information — Télécommunications et échange
d'information entre systèmes — Réseaux locaux et métropolitains —
Présentation et architecture
Reference number
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ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information technology —
Telecommunications and information exchange between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks —
Specific requirements
— Part 1: Overview of Local Area Network Standards
— Part 2: Logical link control
— Part 5: Token ring access method and physical layer specifications
— Part 11: Wireless LAN medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specifications
— Part 1X: Port-based network access control
— Part 1AB: Station and media access control connectivity discovery
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— Part 1AE: Media access control (MAC) security
— Part 1AR: Secure device identity
— Part 1AS: Timing and synchronization for time-sensitive applications in bridged local area networks
— Part 15-4: Wireless medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specifications for low-rate
wireless personal area networks (WPANs)
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IEEE Standard for Local and
Metropolitan Area Networks:
Overview and Architecture
IEEE Computer Society
Sponsored by the
LAN/MAN Standards Committee
IEEE ®
IEEE Std 802 -2014
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(Revision to
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IEEE Std 802-2001)
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IEEE Std 802 -2014
(Revision of
IEEE Std 802-2001)
IEEE Standard for Local and
Metropolitan Area Networks:
Overview and Architecture
Sponsor
LAN/MAN Standards Committee
of the
IEEE Computer Society
Approved 12 June 2014
IEEE-SA Standards Board ®
Abstract: This standard provides an overview to the family of IEEE 802 standards. It describes
the reference models for the IEEE 802 standards and explains the relationship of these standards
to the higher layer protocols; it provides a standard for the structure of IEEE 802 MAC addresses;
it provides a standard for identification of public, private, prototype, and standard protocols; it
specifies an object identifier hierarchy used within IEEE 802 for uniform allocation of object
identifiers used in IEEE 802 standards; and it specifies a method for higher layer protocol
identification. ®
Keywords: BANs, body area networks, EtherTypes, IEEE 802 , IEEE 802 architecture, IEEE 802
reference model, LANs, local area networks, MANs, metropolitan area networks, object identifiers,
PANs, personal area networks, RANs, regional area networks, protocol development, protocol
types
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