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IEEE 802
     
         The {IEEE} standards for {local area
        networks}.  The {spanning tree algorithm} is defined in {IEEE
        802.1} (under consideration), {Logical Link Control} (LLC, the
        upper portion of the {data link layer}) in {IEEE 802.2},
        {Ethernet} in {IEEE 802.3}, {Token Bus} in IEEE 802.4 and IBM
        {Token Ring} in {IEEE 802.5}.
     
        The equivalent {ISO} {standard} is IS 8802.
     
        (1995-02-15)