IEEE 802f-2023
IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Network: Overview and Architecture Amendment 3: YANG Data Model for EtherTypes
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IEEE 802f-2023 defines a focused amendment to the IEEE 802 local and metropolitan area network framework, adding a YANG data model for EtherTypes. It supports network management and interoperability by giving systems a more structured way to represent EtherType information. For communication, networking, and broadcast technologies, this kind of specification can help align configuration, monitoring, and data exchange across equipment and software that need consistent network model definitions.
About IEEE 802f-2023
This standard belongs to the IEEE 802 family and is written as an amendment to the broader overview and architecture work for local and metropolitan area networks. IEEE 802f-2023 focuses on a YANG data model related to EtherTypes, which is useful for describing network data in a machine-readable form. In practice, it provides a technical reference for how EtherType information may be organized, identified, and handled within network management systems and related implementations.
Where is IEEE 802f-2023 used?
IEEE 802f-2023 is relevant in network engineering environments where device models, configuration systems, and management applications need a consistent representation of EtherTypes. It may be used by teams working on switches, routers, controllers, and software platforms that exchange structured network data. The standard is also useful in development and testing workflows where interoperability between implementations matters, especially in systems built around IEEE 802-based communications and management tooling.
Importance in practice
In practice, IEEE 802f-2023 helps reduce ambiguity in how EtherType-related data is represented and exchanged. That can support more consistent design, clearer testing, and smoother integration between vendors’ tools and devices. For organizations managing network infrastructure, a standard reference like IEEE 802f-2023 may improve compliance checking, configuration control, and troubleshooting by making the underlying data model easier to interpret and validate across systems.
- IEEE 802 amendment for network architecture
- YANG data model for EtherTypes
- Machine-readable network management support
- Useful for interoperability and testing
- Superseded English-language standard
- Publication Date: 2023
- Standard Status: Superseded
- Publisher: IEEE
- Subject: Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies; Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems; Computing and Processing
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- New Version Available: 802 (2025)
- This Version: 802 (2023)
- Previous Version: 802 (2020)
- Previous Version: 802 (2017)
- Previous Version: 802 (2017)
- Previous Version: 802 (2014)
- Previous Version: 802 (2004)
- Previous Version: 802 (2003)
- Previous Version: 802 (2002)
- Previous Version: 802 (1955)
- Previous Version: 802 (1990)
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