Information technology - Telecommunications and information exchange between systems - Local and metropolitan area networks - Part 1AC: Media access control (MAC) service definition

Designation Number:
CSA ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-1AC,
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
Status:
Proceeding to development
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SDO Comment Period End Date:
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Scope:

1. Scope

The scope of this standard is to define the Media Access Control (MAC) Service provided by all IEEE 802® MACs, and  the  Internal  Sublayer  Service  (ISS)  provided  within  MAC  Bridges,  in  abstract  terms  of  the following:

a) Their semantics, primitive actions, and events; and

b) The parameters of, interrelationship between, and valid sequences of these actions and events

Project need:

To align Canadian requirements with those of the respective international standards being proposed for adoption. To maintain alignment between Canadian information and communication technology standards and each respective international standard

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