802.3

802.3 definition - telecom
The IEEE standard that defines the carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) method of medium access control (MAC), and Physical Layer specifications.Although the term is commonly used interchangeably with Ethernet, 802.3 actually is a variation on the original Ethernet standard. (Note: Project 802 took its name from the fact that it was established in the year 1980, and the month 2, i.e., February.) See also, CSMA, Ethernet, IEEE, LAN, MAC, and standard.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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