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Clear description of the referenced document:
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Name:
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IEEE 802.1ad-2005
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Title:
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IEEE Standard for local and metropolitan area networks - Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks - Amendment 4: Provider Bridges
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Status of approval:
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Approved
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Justification for the specific reference:
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The Ethernet application convergence sublayer is intended to operate with an Ethernet AE which supports IEEE bridging and switching protocols such as [IEEE 802.1D], [IEEE 802.1Q], [IEEE 802.1ad].
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Current information, if any, about IPR issues:
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Information on IEEE standards can be found at http://standards.ieee.org/db/patents/index.html
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Other useful information describing the "Quality" of the document:
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The document is in existence. It is very widely used technology.
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The degree of stability or maturity of the document:
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It is an approved IEEE standard. The 2005 revision was published on March 2006.
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Relationship with other existing or emerging documents:
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This specification is related to the 802.1 suite of standards developed by the IEEE.
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Any explicit references within that referenced document should also be listed:
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There are no normative references (because IEEE Std 802.1ad-2005 is an Amendment to IEEE Std 802.1Q-2005).
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Qualification of
IEEE:
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The IEEE was recognized under the provisions of ITU-T Recommendation A.5 on 1 November 1999. Qualifying information is on file with TSB.
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Other (for any supplementary information):
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None
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