!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a family of [IEEE] [standards] dealing with [Local Area Networks] and [Metropolitan Area Networks].


[{$pagename}] [network] [standards] are restricted to networks carrying variable-size packets. 

By contrast, in cell relay networks data is transmitted in short, uniformly sized units called cells. Isochronous networks, where data is transmitted as a steady stream of octets, or groups of octets, at regular time intervals, are also out of the scope of this standard. The number 802 was simply the next free number [IEEE] could assign,[1] though "802" is sometimes associated with the date the first meeting was held — February 1980.

The services and [protocols] specified in [{$pagename}] map to the lower two layers ([Data-link Layer] and [Physical Layer]) of the seven-layer [OSI-Model]. [{$pagename}] splits the OSI [Data-link Layer] into two sub-layers named [Logical Link Control] ([LLC]) and [Media Access Control] ([MAC])
[{$pagename}] "Scope" is these layers:
* [Data-link Layer]
** [Logical Link Control] sublayer
** [Media Access Control] sublayer
* [Physical Layer]

[{$pagename}] family of standards is maintained by the [IEEE 802] [LAN]/[MAN] Standards Committee (LMSC). The most widely used standards are for the [Ethernet] family, [Token Ring], [Wireless|Wireless Network] LAN, [Bridging] and Virtual [Bridged|Bridge] LANs. An individual working group provides the focus for each area.

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|[IEEE 802.1]|Higher Layer [LAN] [Protocols] ([Bridging])|active
|[IEEE 802.2]|[Logical Link Control]([LLC])|disbanded
|[IEEE 802.3]|[Ethernet]|active
|[IEEE 802.4]|Token bus|disbanded
|[IEEE 802.5]|[Token Ring] MAC layer|disbanded
|[IEEE 802.6]|[Metropolitan Area Network]([MANs]) (DQDB)|disbanded
|[IEEE 802.7]|Broadband LAN using Coaxial Cable|disbanded
|[IEEE 802.8]|Fiber Optic TAG|disbanded
|[IEEE 802.9]|Integrated Services LAN (ISLAN or isoEthernet)|disbanded
|[IEEE 802.10]|Interoperable LAN Security|disbanded
|[IEEE 802.11]|[Wireless LAN] (WLAN) & Mesh ([Wi-Fi] certification)|active
|[IEEE 802.12]|[100BaseVG]|disbanded
|[IEEE 802.13]|Unused|Reserved for Fast [Ethernet] development
|[IEEE 802.14]|[Cable Modem]s|disbanded
|[IEEE 802.15]|Wireless PAN|active
|[IEEE 802.15.1]|[Bluetooth] certification|active (see [Bluetooth Special Interest Group])
|[IEEE 802.15.2]|[IEEE 802.15] and [IEEE 802.11] coexistence	
|[IEEE 802.15.3]|High-Rate wireless PAN (e.g., UWB, etc.)| 
|[IEEE 802.15.4]|Low-Rate wireless PAN (e.g., [ZigBee], WirelessHART, MiWi, etc.)|active
|[IEEE 802.15.5]|Mesh networking for WPAN| 	
|[IEEE 802.15.6]|Body area network|active
|[IEEE 802.15.7]|Visible light communications| 
|[IEEE 802.16]|Broadband Wireless Access ([WiMAX] certification)| 
|[IEEE 802.16.1]|[Local Multipoint Distribution Service]| 
|[IEEE 802.16.2]|Coexistence wireless access| 
|[IEEE 802.17]|Resilient packet ring|hibernating
|[IEEE 802.18]|Radio Regulatory TAG| 	
|[IEEE 802.19]|Coexistence TAG| 
|[IEEE 802.20]|Mobile Broadband Wireless Access|hibernating
|[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|
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