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

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
CSA ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-1AC:19
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
Reaffirmation
ICS code(s):
35.110
Status:
Proceeding to development
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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 review the Standard within the required 5 year period.

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