IEEE 802 Standards
IEEE 802 Standards
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
