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The various [IEEE] [LAN]/[MAN] specifications

Some of the more interesting specs or working groups:

802.1d:
    [Ethernet] Bridges (Spanning Tree Protocol)
802.1p:
    QOS
[802.1q]:
    [VLAN]s
802.1s:
    Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
802.1w:
    Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
802.1x:
    Port Authentication
802.2:
    Logical Link Control – used mainly for NetWare in the past
802.3:
    [Ethernet]
802.2a:
    Port Aggregation
802.3ab:
    1000BaseT (Gigabit [Ethernet] over Copper)
802.3ae:
    10 Gigabit [Ethernet]
[802.3ad]:
    Trunk Aggregation (see LinuxEthernetBonding)
802.3af:
    Power Over [Ethernet]
802.3p:
    [VLAN] priority tagging
802.3u:
    100BaseT (Fast [Ethernet])
802.3x:
    Flow Control
802.3z:
    1000BaseSX/LX (Gigabit [Ethernet] over Fibre)
802.5:
    TokenRing
[802.11]:
    WirelessEthernet
802.16:
    Broadband Wireless Access. ~WiMax is part of this working group

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