IEEE standard for local and metropolitan area networks
Subtitle: overview and architecture
By: sponsor LAN/MAN Standards Committee of the IEEE Computer Society.
Contributors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.; IEEE Computer Society. LAN/MAN Standards Committee.; IEEE Standards Board.; IEEE Standards Association.
Series: IEEE Std -- 802.2001.; IEEE std -- 802-2001.
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Local area networks (Computer networks) -- Standards; Metropolitan area networks (Computer networks) -- Standards; Computer network protocols -- Standards
Description: "IEEE Std 802-2001, IEEE Standards for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview and Architecture, provides an overview to the family of IEEE 802 Standards. It defines compliance with the family of IEEE 802 Standards; it describes the relationship of the IEEE 802 Standards to the Open Systems Interconnection Basic Reference Model [ISO/IEC 7498-1:1994] and explains the relationship of these standards to the higher layer protocols; it provides a standard for the structure of LAN MAC addresses; and it provides a standard for identification of public, private, and standard protocols."
Notes: "IEEE Std 802-2001 (Revision of IEEE Std 802-1990)".

"Approved 6 December 2001 IEEE-SA Standards Board".

"7 February 2002".

Includes bibliographical references.