IEEE 802 family of standards

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IEEE standard family of networking standards

The IEEE 802 family of standards is a collection of networking specifications that define the physical and data link layers for local and metropolitan area networks, including widely used technologies such as Ethernet and Wi‑Fi.

Aliases (8)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IEEE standard → family of networking standards →
applicationDomain	packet‑based communication → wired networking → wireless networking →
defines	LAN physical media specifications → MAN physical media specifications → logical link control → media access control →
definesLayer	data link layer → physical layer →
firstStandardPublished	1980s →
focusesOn	local area networks → metropolitan area networks →
geographicScope	global →
includesStandard	IEEE 802.1 → IEEE 802.11 → IEEE 802.11a → IEEE 802.11ac → IEEE 802.11ax → IEEE 802.11b → IEEE 802.11g → IEEE 802.11n → IEEE 802.15 → IEEE 802.15.1 → IEEE 802.15.4 → IEEE 802.16 → IEEE 802.16e → IEEE 802.16m → IEEE 802.17 → IEEE 802.1Q → IEEE 802.1X → IEEE 802.2 → IEEE 802.20 → IEEE 802.21 → IEEE 802.22 → IEEE 802.22.3 → IEEE 802.3 → IEEE 802.3af → IEEE 802.3at → IEEE 802.3bt → IEEE 802.5 →
includesTechnology	Ethernet → Wi‑Fi →
maintainedBy	IEEE Standards Association → Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers →
namingScheme	numbers of the form 802.x →
standardizationScope	layer 1 of OSI model → layer 2 of OSI model →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Audio Video Bridging ("IEEE 802 standards") → IEEE 802.1 Working Group ("IEEE 802") → IEEE 802.1 standards family ("IEEE 802 standards") → IEEE 802.15 ("IEEE 802 standards") → IEEE 802.16 → IEEE 802.1D → IEEE 802.1Q series ("IEEE 802 family") → IEEE 802.1Qdo ("IEEE 802 family") → IEEE 802.1Qds → IEEE 802.1Qel ("IEEE 802 family") → IEEE 802.1Qfe ("IEEE 802 standards") → IEEE 802.1Qfm ("IEEE 802 standards") → IEEE 802.2 → IEEE 802.21 → IEEE 802.3 → IEEE 802.5 → TSN ("IEEE 802 standards") →	partOf
IEEE 802.1Qea ("IEEE 802") → IEEE 802.1Qez ("IEEE 802") → IEEE 802.1Qfa ("IEEE 802") → IEEE 802.1Qfc ("IEEE 802") →	standardFamily
IEEE 802.1Qfd ("IEEE 802 standards") → IEEE 802.3ba ("IEEE networking standards") →	belongsToCategory
IEEE 802.1Qed ("IEEE 802 standards") → IEEE 802.1Qfx ("IEEE 802 standards") →	belongsToSeries
IEEE 802.1X ("IEEE 802") → IEEE 802.20 ("IEEE 802") →	partOfSeries
IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee ("IEEE 802") →	abbreviation
IEEE 802.1Qcr ("IEEE 802 standards family") →	belongsTo
IEEE 802.3an-2006 ("IEEE 802 standards") →	belongsToFamily
IEEE 802.2 ("IEEE 802 MAC sublayer") →	compatibleWith
IEEE 802.2 ("IEEE 802.x MAC sublayer standards") →	distinguishedFrom
IEEE 802.22 →	isPartOf
IEEE 802.18 ("IEEE 802") →	parentOrganization
IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee ("IEEE 802 standards") →	produces
IEEE 802.3j ("IEEE 802") →	relatedStandardFamily
IEEE 802.1Qed ("IEEE 802 LANs") →	targetEnvironment
IEEE 802.24 ("IEEE 802") →	usesStandardFamily