IAB: an Individual Address Block, a /36 covering 4,096 addresses. IEEE's predecessor to MA-S; no longer issued, but existing assignments remain valid.
Prefix00:50:C2:68:00:00 /36
Vendor addressBedford i-Lab Bedford Bedfordshire GB MK44 3RZ
Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
RegisteredJul 30, 2008
Block range00:50:C2:68:00:00– 00:50:C2:68:0F:FF
Address capacity4,096
AdministrationUniversally administered: its prefix comes from a block registered through the IEEE Registration Authority
TransmissionUnicast: addressed to a single device
SourceIEEE Registration Authority
Address capacity is the size of this registered block, not a count of devices actually manufactured or online. Registration identifies the organization holding the block, not a specific device model or unit.
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