Changes of string in 31640: The Ethernet frame format shown above is specified in [DIX]_. This is the format used to send both IPv4 :rfc:`894` and IPv6 packets :rfc:`2464`. After the publication of [DIX]_, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) began to standardize several Local Area Network technologies. IEEE worked on several LAN technologies, starting with Ethernet, Token Ring and Token Bus. These three technologies were completely different, but they all agreed to use the 48 bits MAC addresses specified initially for Ethernet [IEEE802]_ . While developing its Ethernet standard [IEEE802.3]_, the IEEE 802.3 working group was confronted with a problem. Ethernet mandated a minimum payload size of 46 bytes, while some companies were looking for a LAN technology that could transparently transport short frames containing only a few bytes of payload. Such a frame can be sent by an Ethernet host by padding it to ensure that the payload is at least 46 bytes long. However since the Ethernet header [DIX]_ does not contain a length field, it is impossible for the receiver to determine how many useful bytes were placed inside the payload field. To solve this problem, the IEEE decided to replace the `Type` field of the Ethernet [DIX]_ header with a length field [#ftypelen]_. This `Length` field contains the number of useful bytes in the frame payload. The payload must still contain at least 46 bytes, but padding bytes are added by the sender and removed by the receiver. In order to add the `Length` field without significantly changing the frame format, IEEE had to remove the `Type` field. Without this field, it is impossible for a receiving host to identify the type of network layer packet inside a received frame. To solve this new problem, IEEE developed a completely new sublayer called the Logical Link Control [IEEE802.2]_. Several protocols were defined in this sublayer. One of them provided a slightly different version of the `Type` field of the original Ethernet frame format. Another contained acknowledgments and retransmissions to provide a reliable service... In practice, [IEEE802.2]_ is never used to support IP in Ethernet networks. The figure below shows the official [IEEE802.3]

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The Ethernet frame format shown above is specified in [DIX]_. This is the format used to send both IPv4 :rfc:`894` and IPv6 packets :rfc:`2464`. After the publication of [DIX]_, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) began to standardize several Local Area Network technologies. IEEE worked on several LAN technologies, starting with Ethernet, Token Ring and Token Bus. These three technologies were completely different, but they all agreed to use the 48 bits MAC addresses specified initially for Ethernet [IEEE802]_ . While developing its Ethernet standard [IEEE802.3]_, the IEEE 802.3 working group was confronted with a problem. Ethernet mandated a minimum payload size of 46 bytes, while some companies were looking for a LAN technology that could transparently transport short frames containing only a few bytes of payload. Such a frame can be sent by an Ethernet host by padding it to ensure that the payload is at least 46 bytes long. However since the Ethernet header [DIX]_ does not contain a length field, it is impossible for the receiver to determine how many useful bytes were placed inside the payload field. To solve this problem, the IEEE decided to replace the `Type` field of the Ethernet [DIX]_ header with a length field [#ftypelen]_. This `Length` field contains the number of useful bytes in the frame payload. The payload must still contain at least 46 bytes, but padding bytes are added by the sender and removed by the receiver. In order to add the `Length` field without significantly changing the frame format, IEEE had to remove the `Type` field. Without this field, it is impossible for a receiving host to identify the type of network layer packet inside a received frame. To solve this new problem, IEEE developed a completely new sublayer called the Logical Link Control [IEEE802.2]_. Several protocols were defined in this sublayer. One of them provided a slightly different version of the `Type` field of the original Ethernet frame format. Another contained acknowledgments and retransmissions to provide a reliable service... In practice, [IEEE802.2]_ is never used to support IP in Ethernet networks. The figure below shows the official [IEEE802.3]_ frame format.

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