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:F4:80:00 /36
Vendor address5800 W. TOUHY AVE. NILES IL US 60714
RegisteredMar 4, 2012
Block range00:50:C2:F4:80:00– 00:50:C2:F4:8F: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

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Ownership timeline

  1. Mar 4, 2012 – Feb 22, 2020 Midas Technology DBA Phoenix Audio Technologies name changedaddress changed
  2. Feb 22, 2020 – Mar 20, 2020 Midas Technology, Inc. dba Stem Audio / Phoenix Au name changed
  3. Mar 20, 2020 – Feb 25, 2022 Phoenix Audio Technologies name changed
  4. Feb 25, 2022 – present SHURE INCORPORATED

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Where this block sits

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SHURE INCORPORATED holds 4 registered blocks in the IEEE registry, ranking #841 of 33,421 organizations by block count.

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