IEEE 802.1 standard amended to aid interoperability in virtual bridged local area networks; Work begins on IEEE 802.1 amendment for management of user MAC services in VLANs.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 January 2003-IEEE: IEEE 802.1 standard amended to aid interoperability in virtual bridged local area networks; Work begins on IEEE 802.1 amendment for management of user MAC services in VLANs(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01282003 Piscataway, N.J -- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board has approved an amendment to the virtual bridged local area network (VLAN) standard that supports bridge interoperability for multiple spanning tree protocols.

It also approved the start of work on an amendment to include provider bridges in VLANs. The approved standard, IEEE 802.1s (TM), "Amendment to 802.1Q (TM) Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks: Multiple Spanning Trees," contains...