Standards

Networking

IEEE

• IEEE 802.1D-1990 STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) for ensuring loop-free topology on Ethernet networks containing bridges
• IEEE 802.1D-2004 RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol), a more rapidly converging STP. Obsoletes 802.1D-1990's STP.
  • http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.1D-2004.pdf
• IEEE 802.1Q-2005 VLAN tagging, for division of an Ethernet network among logical segments or spanning an Ethernet across L3 routing, and
  • MVRP (Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol), for negotiating VLAN parameters among Ethernet bridges.
  • http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.1Q-2005.pdf
• IEEE 802.1ad/802.1QInQ-2007 VLAN stacking, for encapsulating VLANs within VLANs.
  • http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.1ak-2007.pdf