earle@smeagol.UUCP (Greg Earle) (05/10/86)
Dumb Question Of The Day: I just laid my hands on a copy of the book "IEEE Standards for LANs: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications" which I instantly assumed to be the Ethernet spec. There is a diagram in the Foreword that looks like this: ---------------------------------------- | | | 802.1 | | ___________________________________ | | _________________________________ | | | | | | | 802.2 | DATA LINK LAYER | | |_______________________________| | | | | ___________ __________ __________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 802.3 | | 802.4 | | 802.5 | PHYSICAL LAYER | | | | | | | | |____| |_________| |________| |________| I am only interested in the Ethernet part of the Standard; i.e., I have no interest in the Token Bus / Token Ring parts (.4 and .5) so I don't need them. My question is: If I'm only interested in the Ethernet part, is there any need for hunting down the other two (.1 and .2)?? The Foreward states that 802.1 describes the relationship between the Physical Layer standards and ISO. 802.2 is the Logical Link Control standard. I don't think I should give two kahoots about .1 and .2, but the Foreward urges that the reader "become familiar with the complete family of standards". What say you? I only care about the Ethernet. Is this standard all I need to own? Email suggestions to : -- Greg Earle UUCP: sdcrdcf!smeagol!earle JPL ARPA: elroy!smeagol!earle@csvax.caltech.edu Is it NOUVELLE CUISINE when 3 olives are struggling with a scallop in a plate of SAUCE MORNAY?