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Year:Dec 2015

Project 802 defined network standards for the physical components of a network (the interface card and the cabling) that are accounted for in the physical and data-link layers of the OSI reference model.

The 802 specifications set standards for:

• Network interface cards (NICs).
• Wide area network (WAN) components.
• Components used to create twisted-pair and coaxial cable networks

IEEE 802 Categories :

The LAN standards defined by the 802 committees are classified into 16 categories that can be identified by their 802 number as shown below:

802.1: Sets Internetworking standards related to network management.

802.2: Defines the general standard for the data-link layer. The IEEE divides this layer into two sublayers: the LLC and MAC layers (discussed in the previous lesson). The MAC layer varies with different network types and is defined by standard IEEE 802.3.

802.3: Defines the MAC layer for bus networks that use Carrier-Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD). This is the Ethernet Standard.

802.4: Defines the MAC layer for bus networks that use a token-passing mechanism (Token Bus LAN).

802.5: Defines the MAC layer for token ring networks (Token Ring LAN).

802.6: Standard for Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs).

802.7: Used by the Broadband Technical Advisory Group.

802.8: Used by the Fiber-Optic Technical Advisory Group.

802.9: Defines integrated voice/data networks.

802.10: Defines network security.

802.11: Defines wireless network standards.

802.12: Defines Demand Priority Access LAN, 100BaseVG-AnyLAN.

802.14: Defines cable modem standards.

802.15: Defines wireless personal area networks (WPAN).

802.16: Defines broadband wireless standards.