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IEEE

  1. 802.1X
    1. IEEE standard that defines Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC) and is a data link layer authentication technology used to connect devices to a wired or wireless LAN
  2. IEEE Open Standards:
    1. 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
      1. The original Spanning Tree implementation
      2. Uses one Spanning Tree for all VLANs in the LAN
    2. 802.1w Rapid STP (RSTP)
      1. Significantly improved convergence time
      2. Uses one spanning tree for all VLANs on the LAN
    3. 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
      1. Enables grouping and mapping VLANs into different spanning tree instances for load balancing
    4. 802.1Q Trunking (dot1q trunking)
      1. Enables traffic from multiple VLANs to be sent across individual Switch interfaces

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