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Standards and Implementation:

The first LAN ever was Ethernet.
Robert Metcalfe and coworkers at Xerox in mid 70s.
The first Ethernet standard published 1980 by DigitalEquipCorp, Intel, Xerox (DIX).
Metcalfe wanted it to be a shared open standard.
1985 IEEE published standards for LANs.
For compatibility with OSI, small mods made to Ethernet standards with 802.3.

Ethernet –L1 and L2:

Ethernet implemented in MAC sublayer and L1 only.

LLC:

The use of these sublayers contributes significantly to compatibility between diverse end devices.
802.2 describes LLC sublayer functions.
802.3 describes the Media Access Control (MAC) sublayer and L1 functions.
LLC – software (drivers) – independent physical equipment.

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