Home Definitions IEEE 802 standards Vangie Beal Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp A set of network standards developed by the IEEE. They include: IEEE 802.1: Standards related to network management. IEEE 802.2: General standard for the data link layer in the OSI Reference Model. The IEEE divides this layer into two sublayers — the logical link control (LLC) layer and the media access control (MAC) layer.The MAC layer varies for different network types and is defined by standards IEEE 802.3 through IEEE 802.5. IEEE 802.3: Defines the MAC layer for bus networks that use CSMA/CD. This is the basis of the Ethernet standard. Also see the Ethernet Designations chart in the Quick Referencesection of Webopedia. IEEE 802.4: Defines the MAC layer for bus networks that use a token-passing mechanism (token bus networks). IEEE 802.5: Defines the MAC layer for token-ring networks. IEEE 802.6: Standard for Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs). Related Links IEEE Standards home page IETF Hub Working Group Charter Related Terms standard network transparency network engineer star network SONET – Synchronous Optical Network 802.11 IEEE wireless LAN standards ISO – International Organization for Standardization PCI Security Standards Council Network Video Recorder wireless mesh network Next articleBSI – National Standards Body of the UK Vangie BealVangie Beal is a freelance business and technology writer covering Internet technologies and online business since the late '90s. Top Articles Huge List Of Texting and Online Chat Abbreviations Reference Vangie Beal - January 4, 2010 1 From A3 to ZZZ we list 1,559 text message and online chat abbreviations to help you translate and understand today's texting lingo. Includes Top... Read more How To Create A Desktop Shortcut To A Website Reference Vangie Beal - April 23, 2014 0 This Webopedia guide will show you how to create a desktop shortcut to a website using Firefox, Chrome or Internet Explorer (IE). Creating a desktop... Read more The History Of Windows Operating Systems Insights Vangie Beal - January 16, 2012 0 Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems. We look at the history of Microsoft's Windows operating systems (Windows OS) from 1985 to present... Read more Hotmail [Outlook] Email Accounts Definitions Kaiti Norton - January 4, 2010 2 By Vangie Beal Hotmail is one of the first public webmail services that can be accessed from any web browser. Prior to Hotmail and its... Read more Related Articles Definitions Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL)... What is COBOL? COBOL stands for Common Business-Oriented Language. It is a 60-year-old programming... Kyle Guercio - January 14, 2021 0 Read more Definitions Shared Hosting Definition &... Shared hosting is a web hosting model in which multiple sites occupy the... Kaiti Norton - January 13, 2021 0 Read more Definitions Database Integration Definition &... Database integration consolidates data from multiple sources to provide businesses with more comprehensive... Jenna Phipps - January 12, 2021 0 Read more