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| Title | Local and Metropolitan Area Networks—Bridges and Bridged Networks |
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| Version | 2018 |
| Document Number | IEEE 802.1Q-2018 |
| Approved Date | 2018-05-07 |
| Published Date | 2018-07-06 |
| Reference | https://standards.ieee.org/standard/802_1Q-2018.html |
This standard specifies how the Media Access Control (MAC) Service is supported by Bridged Networks, the principles of operation of those networks, and the operation of MAC Bridges and VLAN Bridges, including management, protocols, and algorithms. Supersedes 802.1Q-2014. IEEE 802.1Qcd-2015, IEEE 802.1Qca-2015,IEEE 802.1Q-2014_Cor-1-2015, IEEE 802.1Qbv-2015, IEEE 802.1Qbu-2016, IEEE 802-1Qbz-2016, IEEE 802.1Qci-2017 and IEEE 802.1Qch-2017. (The PDF of this standard is available at no cost to you compliments of the IEEE GET progr