IEEE 802 Standards
The IEEE 802 Standards comprises a family of networking standards that cover the physical layer specifications of technologies.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802 committee defines and publishes standards for wired Ethernet Local Area Networks, Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN), Wireless networks etc.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Working Groups work to create and write the standard and IEEE working group focus for individual area.
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 |
IEEE 802.15 |
Wireless Personal Area Network (PAN) |
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 |