IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee

IEEE 802 LMSC Status Update - 14 Jan 2021

The IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee develops and maintains networking standards and recommended practices for local, metropolitan, and other area networks, using an open and accredited process, and advocates them on a global basis. The most widely used standards are for Ethernet, Bridging and Virtual Bridged LANs Wireless LAN, Wireless PAN, Wireless MAN, Wireless Coexistence, Media Independent Handover Services, and Wireless RAN. An individual Working Group provides the focus for each area.

Get 802 standards

• Get 802 Standards
• (IEEE-SA / IEEE 802 LMSC 2016 "Get IEEE802" Program Guideline)

IEEE 802 Working Groups and Study Groups

• 802.1 Higher Layer LAN Protocols Working Group
• 802.3 Ethernet Working Group
• 802.11 Wireless LAN Working Group
• 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) Working Group
• 802.18 Radio Regulatory TAG
• 802.19 Wireless Coexistence Working Group
• 802.24 Vertical Applications TAG

• List of Hibernating and Disbanded Working Groups and Study Groups

IEEE 802 Session Information

• IEEE 802 Plenary/Interim meeting information
• IEEE 802 LMSC Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Reports
• PARs under consideration
• Tutorial information for the plenary meetings
• IEEE 802 Executive Committee Conference call schedule and minutes
• IEEE 802 and subgroup Teleconference Calendar
• 802 Task Force call schedule and minutes

IEEE 802 General Information

• IEEE-SA Policies
• Approved/In process IEEE 802 Activities (Standards/Projects/Pre-par)
• IEEE 802 Orientation
• IEEE 802 Policies & Procedures and other documents related to standards development
• List of active IEEE 802 Standards
• IEEE 802 Archived and Obsolete Documents
• Join a ballot pool for 802 standards (and other IEEE standards)
• Appeals made to the 802 Executive Committee
• IEEE 802 Liaison Contacts  
• IEEE 802 Public Statements to Government Bodies
• IEEE Computer Society Home Page
• Standards Development Toolbox
• Participation in IEEE activities by Participants on the BIS Entity List

IEEE 802 Document Repository

• IEEE 802 EC
• Various IEEE 802 Groups
• Approved CSD Repository

IEEE 802 EC Email List

• To join the 802 EC email reflector, send an email to
• Search the 802 EC email archive
• Browse by date
• Browse by thread

Contact Information

• IEEE 802 Chair:
• LMSC Executive Committee (EC) members, including all IEEE 802 Working Group Chairs
• IEEE 802 Ombudsman (What is an ombudsman?)
• IEEE 802 Staff Lead and Manager for 802.11, 802.15, 802.18, 802.19, 802.21, and 802.22:
• IEEE 802 Manager for IEEE 802.1, IEEE 802.3, and 802.24:

Last Update: January 19, 2021

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