IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
E5019
The IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard is a network security protocol that provides data confidentiality, integrity, and origin authenticity for Ethernet traffic at the media access control (MAC) layer.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12955 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard Context triple: [IEEE Standards Association, develops, IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard]
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A.
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard
The IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard defines how virtual LANs are implemented and identified over Ethernet networks by inserting a VLAN tag into Ethernet frames.
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B.
IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard
The IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard is a networking specification that defines how Ethernet bridges and switches forward frames and prevent loops in local area networks, including the original Spanning Tree Protocol.
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C.
IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard
The IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard defines enhancements to Ethernet scheduling that enable deterministic, low-latency communication for time-critical applications such as industrial automation and automotive networks.
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D.
IEEE 802.1CM fronthaul standard
The IEEE 802.1CM fronthaul standard is a Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) specification that defines Ethernet-based transport requirements and profiles for carrying mobile fronthaul traffic in 4G/5G radio access networks.
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E.
IEEE 802.1Qbu frame preemption standard
The IEEE 802.1Qbu frame preemption standard defines mechanisms for interrupting and resuming Ethernet frame transmission to reduce latency for time-critical traffic in time-sensitive networking.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard Target entity description: The IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard is a network security protocol that provides data confidentiality, integrity, and origin authenticity for Ethernet traffic at the media access control (MAC) layer.
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A.
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard
The IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard defines how virtual LANs are implemented and identified over Ethernet networks by inserting a VLAN tag into Ethernet frames.
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B.
IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard
The IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard is a networking specification that defines how Ethernet bridges and switches forward frames and prevent loops in local area networks, including the original Spanning Tree Protocol.
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C.
IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard
The IEEE 802.1Qbv time‑sensitive networking standard defines enhancements to Ethernet scheduling that enable deterministic, low-latency communication for time-critical applications such as industrial automation and automotive networks.
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D.
Wi‑Fi Protected Access
Wi‑Fi Protected Access is a family of security protocols designed to protect wireless computer networks by providing stronger data encryption and user authentication than earlier Wi‑Fi standards.
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E.
IEEE 802.1CM fronthaul standard
The IEEE 802.1CM fronthaul standard is a Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) specification that defines Ethernet-based transport requirements and profiles for carrying mobile fronthaul traffic in 4G/5G radio access networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IEEE 802.1 standard
ⓘ
link-layer security protocol ⓘ network security standard ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
full-duplex links
ⓘ
wired Ethernet ⓘ |
| canBeUsedWith |
Provider Backbone Bridging
ⓘ
linked to:
Provider Bridging
Provider Bridging ⓘ VLANs ⓘ |
| category | LAN/MAN security ⓘ |
| defines |
MACsec Security Entity (SecY)
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
Secure Association ⓘ Secure Channel ⓘ |
| doesNotSpecify | key management protocol ⓘ |
| encryptionAlgorithmFamily |
AES
ⓘ
linked to:
Advanced Encryption Standard
|
| encryptionMode | Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) ⓘ |
| firstApproved | 2006 ⓘ |
| fullName |
IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks—Media Access Control (MAC) Security
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
|
| hasAmendment |
IEEE 802.1AEbn
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
IEEE 802.1AEbw ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
|
| hasShortName |
MACsec
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
|
| isIndependentOf |
IP layer
ⓘ
applications ⓘ upper-layer protocols ⓘ |
| keyManagementTypicallyProvidedBy |
IEEE 802.1X
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.1 standards family
MACsec Key Agreement (MKA) ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
|
| layer | data link layer ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | IEEE 802.1 Working Group ⓘ |
| operatesBetween | MAC layer peers ⓘ |
| protects | Ethernet frames ⓘ |
| provides |
data confidentiality
ⓘ
data integrity ⓘ data origin authenticity ⓘ |
| publishedBy | IEEE ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
IEEE 802.1X
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.1 standards family
IEEE 802.1X-REV ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 802.1 standards family
|
| scope | Ethernet traffic security ⓘ |
| securityServices |
confidentiality
ⓘ
integrity ⓘ origin authentication ⓘ replay protection ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| subLayer | MAC sublayer ⓘ |
| supports |
LAN environments
ⓘ
point-to-point links ⓘ |
| supportsKeyLength |
128-bit
ⓘ
256-bit ⓘ |
| uses |
AES-GCM
ⓘ
Key Encryption Keys ⓘ Security Association Keys ⓘ packet sequence numbers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard Description of subject: The IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard is a network security protocol that provides data confidentiality, integrity, and origin authenticity for Ethernet traffic at the media access control (MAC) layer.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
linked to: IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
IEEE 802.1AE
→
fullName
→
IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks—Media Access Control (MAC) Security
ⓘ
subject linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
linked to: IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
subject linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
linked to: IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
subject linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
linked to: IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
subject linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
linked to: IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
subject linked to:
IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
linked to: IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard
linked to: IEEE 802.1AE MACsec standard