Glossary
802.1p An IEEE specification that defines the use of the 3-bit Priority Code Point (PCP) field to provide different classes of service. The PCP field is contained within the TCI field, which is part of the 802.1Q header.
802.1Q An IEEE specification that defines two 2-byte fields, Tag Protocol Identifier (TPID) and Tag Control Information (TCI), that are inserted within an Ethernet frame.
802.1x An IEEE standard for port-based network access control (PNAC) that provides an authentication mechanism for local area networks (LANs) and wireless LANs (WLANs).
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access control list (ACL) A mechanism that provides packet classification for quality of service (QoS), routing protocols, and basic firewall functionality.
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