[comp.dcom.lans] Need Info on 802.3 type field

brezak@apollo.UUCP (04/09/87)

Does anyone know the value(s) of the IEEE 802.3 MAC header's type field that correspond
to ISO ? Thanks in advance.

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John Brezak
Apollo Computer

Ph #: 617 256-6600 x7771

skip@ubvax.UUCP (04/15/87)

In article <342c2391.8a06@apollo.uucp> brezak@apollo.UUCP (John Brezak) writes:
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>Does anyone know the value(s) of the IEEE 802.3 MAC header's type field that 
>correspond to ISO ? Thanks in advance.

ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3-1985, ISO/DIS 8802/3 does not have a type field in the 
MAC header.  Referencing section 3.2 in that handy-dandy book published
by the IEEE and distributed by John Wiley & Sons.  

Of course, you may be referring to the Ethernet type field.  As far as I
know, ISO does not officially support Ethernet, and I don't know if the
Ethernet gods have assigned a type number to the ISO layer 3 protocol.

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>=====================================================================
>John Brezak
>Apollo Computer
>
>Ph #: 617 256-6600 x7771


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