Diese Spezifikation beinhaltet zum Beispiel folgende wichtige Festlegungen:
- IEEE 802.1 D Spanning Tree Algorithm
- IEEE 802.1 Q Frame Tagging für VLANs
- IEEE 802.1 X Port Based Network Access Control
- IEEE 802.1 AB LLDP
- IEEE 802.1 AC MAC
- IEEE 802.1 AE MAC Security
- IEEE 802.1 AR Secure Device Identity (DevID)
- IEEE 802.1 AS Time Sensitive Applications
- IEEE 802.1 AX Link Aggregation
- IEEE 802.1 BA Audio Video Bridging
- IEEE 802.1 BR Bridge Port Extension
- IEEE 802.1 CB Frame replication and Elimination for Reliability
- IEEE 802.1 CF Network Reference Model and Functional Description of IEEE 802 Access Network
- IEEE 802.1 CM Fronthaul
- IEEE 802.1 CS Link-local Registration Protocol
- IEEE 802.1 CQ Multicast and Local Address Assignment
- IEEE 802.1 DC QoS by Network Systems
- IEEE 802.1 DF TSN Profile for Service Provider Networks
- IEEE 802.1 DG TSN Profile for Automotive In-Vehicle Ethernet Communication
- IEEE 802.1 DP TSN for Aerospace Onboard Ethernet Communication
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