IEEE 802 Standards

IEEE 802 refers to a family of IEEE standards dealing with local area networks and metropolitan area networks.

Name	Description	Note
IEEE 802.1	Bridging (networking) and Network Management
IEEE 802.2	Logic Link Control	inactive
IEEE 802.3	Ethernet
IEEE 802.4	Token bus	disbanded
IEEE 802.5	Defines the MAC layer for a Token Ring	inactive
IEEE 802.6	Metropolitan Area Network (Distributed Queue Dual Bus)	disbanded
IEEE 802.7	Broadband Local Area Network using Coaxial Cable	disbanded
IEEE 802.8	Fiber Optic TAG	disbanded
IEEE 802.9	Integrated Services LAN	disbanded
IEEE 802.10	Interoperable LAN Security	disbanded
IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n	Wireless LAN (WLAN) & Mesh (Wi-Fi certification)
IEEE 802.12	100BaseVG	disbanded
IEEE 802.13	Unused
IEEE 802.14	Cable modems	disbanded
IEEE 802.15	Wireless Personal area Network
IEEE 802.15.1	Bluetooth certification
IEEE 802.15.2	IEEE 802.15 and IEEE 802.11 coexistence
IEEE 802.15.3	High-Rate wireless PAN
IEEE 802.15.4	Low-Rate wireless PAN (e.g., ZigBee, WirelessHART, MiWi, etc.)
IEEE 802.15.5	Mesh networking for WPAN
IEEE 802.15.6	Body area network
IEEE 802.16	Broadband Wireless Access (WiMAX certification)
IEEE 802.16.1	Local Multipoint Distribution Service
IEEE 802.17	Resilient packet ring
IEEE 802.18	Radio Regulatory TAG
IEEE 802.19	Coexistence TAG
IEEE 802.20	Mobile Broadband Wireless Access
IEEE 802.21	Media Independent Handoff
IEEE 802.22	Wireless Regional Area Network
IEEE 802.23	Emergency Services Working Group
IEEE 802.24	Smart Grid TAG	New (November, 2012)
IEEE 802.25	Omni-Range Area Network

NETWORK BRIDGING

Network bridging describes the action taken by network equipment to allow two or more communication networks, or two or more network segments creating an aggregate network. Bridging is distinct from routing which allows the networks to communicate independently as separate networks. A network bridge is a network device that connects more than one network segment.