ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2026Published

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

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This document 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. A specification for the identification of public, private, and standard protocols is included.

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ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-A:2015WithdrawnInformation technology — Telecommunications and information exchange between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — Part A: Overview and architectureInternational Standard · Published 1 Dec 2015 · ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 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 6 ISO/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 6 ISO/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