Download the 802 Standards

*** these have never been available before - but this is a new "Get IEEE 802 Free" program.  Click the following links to download the standards (the files are huge !!) :

NOTE:  IE is problematic with their site - when you click "Begin Download" it seems that the file is transferring, but there is no notification of where !!  Here is the fix (If all else fails - Netscape works fine for the downloads !!) ::

Configure Acrobat or Acrobat Reader as a helper application:

1. Exit from Netscape, Internet Explorer and/or AOL.
2. Start Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
3. Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Acrobat 5.x or Acrobat Reader 5.x)
   or
   choose File > Preferences > General (Acrobat 4.x or Acrobat Reader 4.x).
4. In the Options section, deselect Display PDF in Browser (Acrobat 5.x or Acrobat Reader 5.x)
   or
   deselect Web Browser Integration (Acrobat 4.x or Acrobat Reader 4.x).
5. Click OK, and then exit from Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
6. Restart Netscape, Internet Explorer or AOL.

Links to the IEEE 802 Standards Download Pages

IEEE 802®: Overview & Architecture

IEEE 802.1™ Bridging & Management

IEEE 802.2™: Logical Link Control

IEEE 802.3™: CSMA/CD Access Method     ( Ethernet !!! )

IEEE 802.4™: Token-Passing Bus Access Method

IEEE 802.5™: Token Ring Access Method

IEEE 802.6™: DQDB Access Method

IEEE 802.7™: Broadband LAN

IEEE 802.10™: Security

IEEE 802.11™: Wireless

IEEE 802.12™: Demand Priority Access  (HP's "100VG AnyLAN")

IEEE 802.15™: Wireless Personal Area Networks

IEEE 802.16™: Broadband Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks