IEEE SA - 802.1D-2004 - IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks: Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges

Description: An architecture for the interconnection of IEEE 802 Local Area Networks (LANs) below the MAC Service boundary is defined. MAC Bridges, as specified by this standard, allow communications between end stations attached to separate LANs, each with its own separate MAC, to be transparent to logical link control (LLC) and network layer protocols, just as if the stations were attached to the same LAN.

Status:

Working Group: WG802.1 - Higher Layer LAN Protocols Working Group

Oversight Committee: C/LM - LAN/MAN Standards Committee

Sponsor: IEEE Computer Society

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