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2. Common abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in this OM.
ICAID
Industry Connections Activity Initiation Document
ICCom
Industry Connections Committee
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE 802 LMSC
IEEE Project 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee
IEEE-SA
IEEE Standards Association
LAN
local area network
LMSC
LAN/MAN Standards Committee
MAN
metropolitan area network
PAR
project authorization request
P&P
policies and procedures
3. IEEE 802 LMSC organization
The IEEE 802 LMSC has grown significantly from the original IEEE Project 802 that was its
origin, but because of its roots and the family of standards it has developed; it is also widely
known as “IEEE 802”. The terms “IEEE 802 LMSC” and “IEEE 802 LMSC Standards” will be
used in this OM.
The IEEE 802 LMSC has reporting requirements to the Standards Activity Board of the IEEE
Computer Society (see Figure 1). IEEE 802 LMSC is governed by rules that are intended to
minimize overlap and conflict between standards and to promote commonality and compatibility
among the family of IEEE

802 LMSC standards. IEEE

802 LMSC standards and recommended
practices are developed within a Working Group (see Figure 2).
Further details of the organization and officers of the IEEE 802 LMSC are provided in Clause 4
of this document.
IEEE 802 LMSC Operations Manual, v24 Revised August 31, 2020
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