AS/NZS 4802.

1:1996
ISO/IEC TR 8802-1:1994

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information processing systems—

Local area networks

Part 1: Overview of local area

network standards
[ ISO/IEC title: Information technology — Telecommunicationsand
information exchange between systems— Local and metropolitan area
networks— Specificrequirements, Part 1: Overview of Local Area
Network Standards]
 AS/NZS 4802.1:1996

This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical

Committee IT/1, Information Systems — Interconnection. It was approved on behalf
of the Council of Standards Australia on 20 December 1995 and on behalf of the
Council of Standards New Zealand on 3 May 1996. It was published on 5 May 1996.
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The following interests are represented on Committee IT/1:

Australian Bankers’ Association
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Computer Society
Australian Computer Users Association
Australian Information Industry Association
Australian Vice Chancellors Committee
Department of Defence, Australia
Department of Industry, Science and Technology, Australia
Government Computing Service, New Zealand
Information Exchange Steering Committee, Australia
Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, CSIRO, Australia
Telstra, Australia
Telecom, New Zealand

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 AS/NZS 4802.1:1996

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Information processing systems—

Local area networks

Part 1: Overview of local area

network standards

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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee
IT/1 on Information Systems— Interconnection. It is identical with and has been reproduced from
ISO/IEC TR 8802-1:1994, Information technology —Telecommunications and information exchange
between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks— Specific requirements —Part 1: Overview
and Local Area Network Standards to supersede AS 4802.1 — 1992 Information processing
systems— Local area networks, Part 1: Overview and architecture
The objective of this Standard is to provide users of local area networks with an introduction to the
set of International Standards which describe local area networks, specifically those which make use
of the 48-bit address format.
This Standard is one of a series of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Standards which are
currently under development. Since OSI Standards are developmental, there may be some minor
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difficulties encountered in their implementation. For this reason, Standards Australia will be
providing, through the OSI Help Desk, a service to coordinate and disseminate information
concerning difficulties which are identified in using this Standard.
This Standard is Part 1 of AS/NZS 4802, Information processing systems— Local area networks,
which is published in Parts as follows:
Part 1: Overview of Local Area Network Standards (this Standard)
Part 2: Logical link control
Part 3: Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) access method and
physical layer specifications
Part 4: Token-passing bus access method and physical layer specifications
Part 5: Token ring access method and physical layer specifications
Part 6: Distributed queue dual bus access method and physical layer
Part 7: Slotted ring access method and physical layer specification
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number of this Standard is not reproduced on each page; its identity is shown only on the cover and
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(b) Decimal marker Substitute a full point for a comma where it appears as a decimal marker.
(c) References The references to international Standards should be replaced by references, where
appropriate, to the following Australian or Joint Australian/New Zealand Standards:
Reference to International Standard Australian or Joint
or other publication Australian/New Zealand Standard
ISO/IEC AS
8802 Information technology— 4802 Information processing systems —
Telecommunications and information Local area networks
exchange between end systems —
Local and metropolitan area
networks —Specific requirements
8802-2 Part 2: Logical link control 4802.2 Logical link control
8802-2/AM5 Amendment 5: Guidelines for —
bridged LAN source routeing operation
by end systems
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ISO/IEC
8802-3 Part 3: Carrier sense multiple access
with collision detection (CSMA/CD)
access method and physical layer
specification
8802-4 Part 4: Token-passing bus access
method and physical layer specification
8802-5 Part 5: Token ring access method and
physical layer specification
8802-6 Part 6: Distributed queue dual bus
(DQDB) access method and physical
layer specification
8886 Information technology—
Telecommunications and information
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AS
4802.3 Part 3: Carrier sense multiple access
with collision detection access method
and physical layer specification
4802.4 Part 4: Token-passing bus method and
physical layer specifications
4802.5 Part 5: Token ring access method and
physical layer specifications
AS/NZS
4802.6 Part 6: Distributed queue dual bus
subnetwork of a metropolitan area
network
3701 Information technology—
Telecommunications and information

exchange between end systems — Data exchange between systems— Data link
Link service definition for Open service definition for Open Systems
Systems Interconnection Interconnection
9577 Information Technology— 4093 Information technology—
Telecommunications and information Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems— Protocol exchange between systems— Protocol
identification in the network layer identification in the network layer
AS
9314 Information processing systems — 3734 Information systems —
Fibre-Distributed Data Interface Equipment— Fibre distributed data
(FDDI) interface (FDDI)
9314-3 Part 3: Physical layer medium 3734.3 Part 3: Physical layer Medium
dependent (PMD) Dependent (PMD)
9314-6 Part 6: Station management (SMT) —
AS/NZS
10038 Information technology— 4802 Information processing systems —Local
Telecommunications and information area networks
exchange between systems— 4802.1/Supp1 Part 1: Overview and
Local and metropolitan area architecture— Media access control
network— MAC Bridging bridges
10165 Information technology— 4151 Information technology—
Open systems interconnection— Open Systems Interconnection—
Status of management information Structure of management information
10165-4 Part 4: Guidelines for the definition of 4151.4 Part 4: Guidelines for the definition of
management objects managed objects
10742 Information technology— —
Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems—
Elements of management information
related to ISO Data Link layer
standards
11575 Information technology— —
Telecommunications and information
exchange between end systems —
Provision and support of the OSI Data
Link service
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ISO/IEC AS/NZS
11801 Information technology— —
Generic cabling for customer premises
cabling
11802 Information technology—
Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems—
Local and metropolitan area
networks — Technical reports and
guidelines
11802-1 Part 1: The structure and coding of —
logical link control addresses in Local
Area Networks
11802-2 Part 2: Standard Group MAC —
Addresses
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15802 Information technology— 4094 Information technology—

Telecommunications and information Open systems Interconnection—
exchange between systems— Local area networks
Local and metropolitan area network—
Common specifications
15802-1 Part 1: Medium access control service 4094.1 Part 1: Medium access control service
definition definition
15802-4 Part 4: LAN system load protocol —
ISO AS
7498 Information processing systems — 2777 Information processing systems —
Open Systems Interconnection— Open Systems Interconnection— Basic
Basic Reference Model reference model
7498-3 Part 3: Naming and addressing 2777.3 Part 3: Naming and addressing
8802 Information technology— 4802 Information processing systems —
Local and metropolitan area networks Local area networks
8802-7 Part 7: Slotted ring access method and 4802.7 Part 7: Slotted ring access method and
physical layer specification physical layer specification
9314 Information processing systems — 3734 Information systems —Equipment —
Fibre-Distributed Data Interface Fibre distributed data interface (FDDI)
(FDDI)
9314-1 Part 1: Token ring physical layer 3734.1 Part 1: Token ring PHYsical layer
protocol (PHY) protocol (PHY)
9314-2 Part 2: Token ring medium access 3734.2 Part 2: Token ring Media Access
control (MAC) Control (MAC)

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CONTENTS
Page

1. Scope .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 1

2. Normative References .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 2
3. Abbreviations .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 3
4. Local Area Network Technologies .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 3
4.1. Introduction .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 3
4.2. The LAN Technologies .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 4
4.2.1. CSMA/CD .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 4
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4.2.2. Token-passing Bus .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 5

4.2.3. Token-passing Ring .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 5
4.2.4. Distributed Queue Dual Bus .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 5
4.2.5. Slotted Ring .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 5
4.2.6. Fibre Distributed Data Interface .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 5
4.3. Cabling Aspects .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 5
5. Data Link Layer .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 6
5.1. Introduction .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 6
5.2. Provision and Support of the Data Link Layer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6. Medium Access Control Sublayer .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 6
6.1. Introduction .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 6
6.2. Provision and Support of the MAC Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6.2.1. Connectionless-mode Service .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 6
6.2.2. Acknowledged Connectionless-mode Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6.3.48-Bit MAC Address Format .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 7
6A. Standard Group MAC Addresses .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 7
7. Logical Link Control Sublayer .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 8
7.1. Provision and Support of the LLC Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7.1.1. LLC Type 1 Connectionless-mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7.1.2. LLC Type 2 Connection-mode Operation .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. 8
7.1.3. LLC Type 3 Acknowledged Connectionless-mode Operation . . . . . . 8
7.2. Logical Link Control Addresses .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. . 8
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8. Internetworking .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. 9
8.1. Transparent Bridging .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. 9
8.2. Source Routing .. .. . .. ... . ... .. . .. .. .. 9
8.3. Source Routing Transparent Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9. System Load Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
10. The Use of PICS Proforma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11. Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Annex A The Numbering Scheme for LAN /MAN International Standards . . . . . . . 11
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Originated in Australi a as AS 4802.1—1992.

Jointl y revised and designated AS/NZS 4802.1:1996.
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AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND STANDARD

Information processing systems—Local area networks

Part 1:
Overview of local area networks standards

1. Scope

This technical report provides an introduction to the set of International Standards which describe local area
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networks, specifically those which make use of the 48-bit address format.

In addition the MAC Service definition will be central to the operation of these technologies both as service
providers and service users.

The scope of this Technical Report is therefore limited to those International Standards which describe
processes and procedures resident in the Data Link and Physical Layers of the OSI Basic Reference Model and
can be said to relate to local area networks.

This technical report does not itself describe new Service or Protocol definitions. Its intent is to set the context
for local area networks which include both the International Standards describing FDDI and the technologies
described by the set of ISO/IEC 8802 International Standards.

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