ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2015Withdrawn

Information technology — Telecommunications and information exchange between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — Part A: Overview and architecture

Technologies de l'information — Télécommunications et échange d'information entre systèmes — Réseaux locaux et métropolitains — Partie A: Présentation et architecture

This edition has been replaced by ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2026.

Abstract / scope

ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2015 contains descriptions of the IEEE 802® standards published by the IEEE for frame-based data networks as well as a reference model (RM) for protocol standards. The IEEE 802 architecture is defined, and a specification for the identification of public, private, and standard protocols is included.

Life cycle

Amendments & corrigenda

ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2015/Amd 1:2018WithdrawnInformation technology — Telecommunications and information exchange between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — Part A: Overview and architecture — Amendment 1: Allocation of Uniform Resource Name (URN) values in IEEE 802® standardsInternational Standard · Published 27 Apr 2018 · ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2015/Amd 2:2019WithdrawnInformation technology — Telecommunications and information exchange between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — Part A: Overview and architecture — Amendment 2: Local medium access control (MAC) address usageInternational Standard · Published 14 Feb 2019 · ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2015/Amd 3:2025WithdrawnInformation technology — Telecommunications and information exchange between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — Part A: Overview and architecture — Amendment 3: YANG data model for EtherTypesInternational Standard · Published 25 Feb 2025 · ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6

Replaced by

ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2026PublishedInformation technology — Telecommunications and information exchange between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — Part A: Overview and architectureInternational Standard · Published 24 Aug 2026 · ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6