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Clear description of the referenced document:
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Name:
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IEEE 802.1AB-2016
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Title:
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IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks - Station and Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery IEEE 802.1AB describes the management objects and protocol that can be used for Layer 1 topology discovery in Ethernet LANs.
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Status of approval:
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Approved as standard.
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Justification for the specific reference:
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This specification has been developed by the IEEE and is used by the ITU-T without change. It specifies Link Layer Discovery Protocol which is used for discovering the physical topology from adjacent stations in IEEE 802 LANs. G.8021/Y.1341 defines the relevant functional components of this specification.
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4.
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Current information, if any, about IPR issues:
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No known issues.
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Other useful information describing the "Quality" of the document:
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New standard.
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The degree of stability or maturity of the document:
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New standard.
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Relationship with other existing or emerging documents:
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G.8011/Y.1307 specifies the Ethernet transport UNI and NNI for Ethernet Private Line services, including how to handle the control frames.
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Any explicit references within that referenced document should also be listed:
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[1] IEEE Std 802, IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview and Architecture./
[2] IEEE Std 802.1AC, IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks—Media Access Control (MAC) Service Definition./
[3] IEEE Std 802.1AE, IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks—Media Access Control (MAC) Security./
[4] IEEE Std 802.1AX, IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks—Link Aggregation./
[5] IEEE Std 802.1D, IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges./
[6] IEEE Std 802.1Q, IEEE Standards for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks./
[7] IEEE Std 802.1X, IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks—Port-Based Network Access Control./
[8] IEEE Std 802.3, IEEE Standard for Information technology—Telecommunications and information exchange between systems—Local and metropolitan area networks—Specific requirements—Part 3: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications./
[9] IETF RFC 2863, The Interfaces Group MIB, McCloghrie, K. and Kastenholz, F., June 2000./
[10] IETF RFC 3046, DHCP Relay Agent Information Option, Patrick, M., January 2001./
[11] IETF RFC 3232, Assigned Numbers: RFC 1700 is Replaced by an On-line Database, Reynolds, J., January 2002./
[12] IETF RFC 3410, Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet Standard Management Framework, Case, J., Mundy, R.,Partain, D., and Stewart, B., December 2002./
[13] IETF RFC 3417, Transport Mappings for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Presuhn, R., Case, J., McCloghrie, K., Rose, M., Waldbusser, S., December 2002./
[14] IETF RFC 3418, Management Information Base (MIB) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Presuhn, R., ED., December 2002./
[15] IETF RFC 3629, UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646, Yergeau, F. November 2003./
[16] IETF RFC 4502, Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base Version 2, Waldbusser, S., May 2006./
[17] IETF RFC 4639, Cable Device Management Information Base for Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) Compliant Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems, R. Woundy, K. Marez, December 2006./
[18] IETF RFC 4789, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) over IEEE 802 Networks, J. Schoenwaelder, T. Jeffree, November 2006./
[26] IETF RFC 6933, Entity MIB (Version 4), May 2013./
[27] ISO/IEC 8824-1 [ITU-T Rec. X.680 (2002)], Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Specification of Basic Notation.
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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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