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:DB:70:00 /36
Vendor addressJahnstrasse 36 Sprockhovel DE 45549
Country🇩🇪 Germany
RegisteredJan 30, 2011
Block range00:50:C2:DB:70:00– 00:50:C2:DB:7F: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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Ownership timeline
- Jan 30, 2011 – Mar 1, 2025 SOREL GmbH Mikroelektronik name changed
- Mar 1, 2025 – present SOREL GmbH
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Where this block sits
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SOREL GmbH holds 3 registered blocks in the IEEE registry, ranking #1,320 of 33,427 organizations by block count.
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