IEEE 802.2
E91267
IEEE 802.2 is a legacy IEEE networking standard that defines the Logical Link Control (LLC) sublayer of the data link layer for local and metropolitan area networks.
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| instanceOf |
IEEE standard
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data link layer protocol specification → networking standard → |
| appliesToLayer |
Layer 2 of the OSI model
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data link layer → |
| belongsToCommittee |
IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee
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| category |
LAN/MAN data communications standard
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| compatibleWith |
IEEE 802 MAC sublayer
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| defines |
Control field for LLC
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Destination Service Access Point field → LLC PDU formats → LLC header format → LLC service classes → Logical Link Control sublayer → Service Access Point identifiers → Source Service Access Point field → |
| definesServiceAccessPointsFor |
network layer
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| designedForUseWith |
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
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IEEE 802.4 token bus → IEEE 802.5 token ring → |
| distinguishedFrom |
IEEE 802.x MAC sublayer standards
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| focusesOn |
error control at LLC level
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flow control at LLC level → link-level addressing above MAC → |
| introduced |
concept of SAP-based multiplexing over a single MAC
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| partOf |
IEEE 802 family of standards
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| provides |
LLC service primitives
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acknowledged connectionless LLC service → connection-oriented LLC service → connectionless LLC service → |
| relationshipToOSI |
maps OSI network layer services onto IEEE 802 LANs
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| role |
provides a uniform interface to the network layer over different MAC protocols
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| scope |
local area networks
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metropolitan area networks → |
| separates |
LLC functions from MAC functions
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| standardizedBy |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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| status |
legacy standard
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| sublayerOf |
data link layer
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| supports |
Type 1 LLC operation
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Type 2 LLC operation → Type 3 LLC operation → |
| usedBy |
IP over IEEE 802 networks (historically)
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NetBIOS over IEEE 802 networks → |
| uses |
DSAP
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LLC control field → SSAP → |
Referenced by (3)
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IEEE 802.2
("Logical Link Control sublayer")
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defines |
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IEEE 802 family of standards
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includesStandard |
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IEEE 802.5
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relatedStandard |