A list of the IEEE 802 Standards
If you don’t know what this is then you probably can’t afford this, just kidding… Use this as a reference for studying
Pro Tip: turn the following list into a deck of flash cards
Intro
The IEEE 802 family of standards defines the physical and data link layers of network communication. This should be shown in table format, but the following is organized by the standard number, standard name, and a very short explanation
802.1
Internetworking
Covers routing, bridging, and internetwork communication
802.2
Logical Link Control
Covers error control and flow control over data frames (inactive)
802.3
Ethernet LAN
Covers all forms of Ethernet media and interfaces, from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps (10 Gigabit Ethernet)
802.4
Token Bus LAN
Covers all forms of token bus media and interfaces (disbanded)
802.5
Token Ring LAN
Covers all forms of token ring media and interfaces
802.6
Metropolitan Area Network
Covers MAN technologies, addressing, and services (disbanded)
802.7
Broadband Technical Advisory Group
Covers broadband networking media, interfaces, and other equipment (disbanded)
802.8
Fiber-Optic Technical Advisory Group
Covers use of fiber-optic media and technologies for various networking types (disbanded)
802.9
Integrated Voice/Data Networks
Covers integration of voice and data traffic over a single network medium (disbanded)
802.10
Network Security
Covers network access controls, encryption, certification, and other security topics (disbanded)
802.11
Wireless Networks
Sets standards for wireless networking for many different broadcast frequencies and techniques
802.12
High-Speed Networking
Covers a variety of 100 Mbps-plus technologies, including 100VG-AnyLAN (disbanded)
802.13
Unused
Nothing to see here…
802.14
Cable Modems
Specifies data transport over cable TV (disbanded)
802.15
Wireless PAN
Covers standards for wireless personal area networks
802.16
Wireless MAN (WiMAX)
Covers wireless metropolitan area networks
802.17
Resilient Packet Ring
Covers emerging standards for very high-speed, ring-based LANs and MANs
802.18
Wireless Advisory Group
A technical advisory group that monitors radio-based wireless standards
802.19
Coexistence Advisory Group
A group that addresses issues of coexistence with current and developing standards
802.20
Mobile Broadband Wireless
A group working to enable always-on, multivendor, mobile broadband wireless access
802.21
Media Independent Handoff
A group working to enable handoff between wireless networks of the same or different types
802.22
Wireless Regional Area Network
A group working to bring broadband access to hard-to-reach low-population areas
802.23
Emergency Services Working Group
A group working to facilitate civil authority communication systems