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802.1X-2020/Cor1 – Port-Based Network Access Control

November 9, 2025

Scope of the complete standard: For the purpose of providing compatible authentication, authorization, and cryptographic key agreement mechanisms to support secure communication between devices connected by IEEE 802(R) Local Area Networks (LANs), this standard a) Specifies a general method for provision of port-based network access control. b) Specifies protocols that establish secure associations for IEEE… read more »

2022 IEEE SA Lifetime Achievement Award

December 5, 2023

Norman Finn was awarded the 2022 IEEE SA Lifetime Achievement Award — For a career devoted to relentlessly advancing a multitude of IEEE 802.1™ technologies, from foundational to key components of Ethernet bridging to the time-sensitive networking toolset

802.1Q-2022-Revision – Bridges and Bridged Networks

November 3, 2025

This standard specifies Bridges that interconnect individual LANs, each supporting the IEEE 802 MAC Service using a different or identical media access control method, to provide Bridged Networks and VLANs. This is a maintenance revision of IEEE Std 802.1Q-2022 as amended by IEEE Std 802.1Qcz-2023, IEEE Std 802.1Qcw-2023,IEEE Std 802.1Qcj-2023, IEEE Std 802.1Qdj-2024, IEEE Std… read more »

802.1Q-2022 – Bridges and Bridged Networks

June 30, 2023

This standard specifies Bridges that interconnect individual LANs, each supporting the IEEE 802 MAC Service using a different or identical media access control method, to provide Bridged Networks and VLANs. This is a maintenance roll-up of 802.1Q-2018 with the amendments of 802.1Qcc, 802.1Qcp, 802.1Qcy, 802.1Qcr, and 802.1Qcx. Current Status Status Published as IEEE Std 802.1Q-2022… read more »

802.1Q-2018 Bridges and Bridged Networks – Revision

May 20, 2018

This standard specifies Bridges that interconnect individual LANs, each supporting the IEEE 802 MAC Service using a different or identical media access control method, to provide Bridged Networks and VLANs. Bridges, as specified by this standard, allow the compatible interconnection of information technology equipment attached to separate individual LANs. This revision project is needed in… read more »