IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee

The IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee develops Local Area Network standards and Metropolitan Area Network standards. The most widely used standards are for the Ethernet family, Token Ring, Wireless LAN, Wireless PAN, Wireless MAN, Bridging and Virtual Bridged LANs. An individual Working Group provides the focus for each area.

IEEE 802 Standards Available for Free Download!

The IEEE has begun making 802 standards available for download from the web.  Twelve months after the initial publication of a standard, it will be available for download here.  In addition to the standards, there are occasional questions about the standards, to which the 802 Working Groups respond.  These responses can be found on the IEEE Standards Association web site under Standards Interpretations.

IEEE 802 Session Information

Any individual may attend an IEEE 802 meeting. For Plenary sessions, there is a required fee.  Information on hotel location and pre-registration form (pre-registrants receive a fee discount) is contained in the Plenary/Interim Session Information.

• IEEE 802 Plenary/Interim meeting information
• Tutorial information for the plenary meetings
• PARs under consideration
• IEEE 802 LMSC Meeting Minutes

IEEE 802 GENERAL INFORMATION

• IEEE 802 Orientation for new participants and IEEE 802 Standards Courses
• IEEE 802 Detailed Overview
• IEEE 802 Working Group & Executive Committee Study Group Home Pages
• IEEE 802 Policies & Procedures and other documents related to standards development
• Search the 802 EC email archive
• To join the 802 EC email reflector, send an email to James Gilb
• Appeals made to the 802 Executive Committee
• IEEE 802 Archived and Obsolete Documents
• List of IEEE 802 Standards and ordering information
• Recommended Tools for Standards Developers
• Toolbox
• Join a ballot pool for 802 standards (and other IEEE standards)
• IEEE Computer Society Home Page

CONTACT INFORMATION

IEEE Standards Staff Liaison for IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16, 802.20, 802.21, and 802.22: Mike Kipness.

IEEE Standards Staff Liason for IEEE 802.1, 802.3, 802.17, and 802.19: Kathryn Cush

IEEE 802 Chair: Paul Nikolich

IEEE 802 Ombudsman(What is an ombudsman?)

LMSC Executive Committee (EC) members, including all IEEE 802 Working Group Chairs

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Last Update: 16 July 2008

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