The IEEE 802 Standards comprises a family of networking standards that cover the physical layer specifications of technologies. The following tables show the most popular IEEE 802 Standards.
Standard |
Description |
802.1 |
Internetworking |
802.2 |
Logical link control |
802.3 |
Ethernet |
802.4 |
Token bus |
802.5 |
Token ring |
802.6 |
Metropolitan area network (MAN) |
802.7 |
Broadband technology |
802.8 |
Fiber-optic technology |
802.9 |
Voice and data integration |
802.10 |
Network security |
802.11 |
Wireless networking |
802.12 |
Demand priority networking |
Ethernet Standards
Standard |
Description |
802.3 |
Ethernet CSMA /CD (10 Mbps) |
802.3u |
Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) |
802.3z |
Gigabit Ethernet over fiber-optic cabling or coaxial cabling |
802.3ab |
Gigabit Ethernet over twisted-pair cabling |
802.3ae |
10-Gigabit Ethernet |
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