IEEE 802
Let an agent explain the IEEE 802 family and its working groups, relay the scope and status of major standards from IEEE sources, describe how they relate to networking layers, and route to entries for specific standards.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the IEEE 802 family and its working groups, relay the scope and status of major standards from IEEE sources, describe how they relate to networking layers, and route to entries for specific standards.
A family of IEEE standards for local and metropolitan area networks dealing with the physical and data link layers, developed by the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee since 1980, including 802.1 for bridging and management, 802.3 Ethernet, 802.11 Wi-Fi, 802.15 personal area networks including Bluetooth-derived and Zigbee-related standards, 802.16 WiMAX, and less used or disbanded groups such as 802.8 fibre optics, 802.10 security, 802.20 mobile broadband and 802.22 wireless regional networks using TV white spaces.
What it is for: Standardising local and metropolitan networks.
It can be explain the family and structure; relay major standards and status; describe layer relationships; route to specific standards.
Distinguishing features
Physical and data link layers
Working group numbering
Ethernet and Wi-Fi
Long evolution
What it looks like
Not a visible object; standards documents.
Physical character
committee founded: 1980 year - February
active working groups: about 10 count - varies
How it is recognised
IEEE LAN and MAN standards
802.1, 802.3 Ethernet, 802.11 Wi-Fi, 802.15, 802.16, 802.22 and historical groups such as 802.8, 802.10 and 802.20
IETF standards cover higher layers; 3GPP covers cellular; ITU covers telecommunications broadly
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes - Ethernet
includes - Wi-Fi
is developed by - through the 802 committee
In practice
Families and kinds
802.1 bridging, security and management
802.3 Ethernet
802.11 wireless LAN
802.15 wireless personal area networks
802.16 broadband wireless access
802.22 wireless regional area networks
disbanded or hibernating groups such as 802.8, 802.10 and 802.20
Identifiers
IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee
Standards and regulation
IEEE Standards Association processes
ISO/IEC 8802 adoptions of 802 standards
Radio spectrum regulation affecting wireless standards
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing working groups with standards
Stale status of disbanded groups
Mixing 802 with IETF and cellular standards
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What IEEE 802 is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and structure.
Definition
Definition.
- What is the IEEE 802 family, and how are working groups and standards organised? definition
- Is the question about the family, a specific standard or a non-802 standard? boundary
Layers
Layers.
Layers
Layers.
- How do 802 standards split the data link layer into LLC and MAC, and relate to the OSI model? definition
- Which entry fits the specific layer? action
Standards Major standards.
Standards.
Wired
Ethernet and bridging.
Wired
Wired.
- What do 802.3 Ethernet and 802.1 bridging, VLAN and security standards cover? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Wireless
Wireless standards.
Wireless
Wireless.
- What do 802.11, 802.15, 802.16 and 802.22 cover, and how have they evolved? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific standard? action
History History and status.
Sources.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the 802 committee develop from 1980, and why did groups such as 802.8, 802.10 and 802.20 disband? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Status
Current status.
Status
Status.
- Which groups are active, and what standards are in development? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Context Use and process.
Context.
Use
Use in practice.
Use
Use.
- How do 802 standards appear in everyday networks and products? provenance
- Which entry fits local area network? action
Process
Standards process.
Process
Process.
- How are 802 standards developed, balloted and adopted internationally? provenance
- Which entry fits IEEE Standards Association? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should 802.3 and 802.11 be the primary linked entries?
- How should IEEE sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming subgroups; should they be split off?