macadress

NEC Platforms, Ltd

MA-L
MA-L: a full /24 OUI block, IEEE's largest, covering 16,777,216 addresses.
Prefix00:60:B9:00:00:00 /24
Vendor address2-6-1,Kitamikata,Takatsu-ku Kawasaki JP 213-8511
Country🇯🇵  Japan
RegisteredApr 22, 1998
Block range00:60:B9:00:00:00– 00:60:B9:FF:FF:FF
Address capacity16,777,216
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

  1. Apr 22, 1998 – Jul 19, 2008 NITSUKO CORPORATION name changedaddress changed
  2. Jul 19, 2008 – Jul 10, 2014 NEC Infrontia Corporation name changed
  3. Jul 10, 2014 – present NEC Platforms, Ltd

Example addresses in this block

00:60:B9:00:00:00 00:60:B9:7F:FF:FF 00:60:B9:FF:FF:FF

Where this block sits

Previous 00:60:B8:00:00:00 /24 CORELIS Inc. Next 00:60:BA:00:00:00 /24 SAHARA NETWORKS, INC.

The nearest registered blocks of the same size on either side of this one in IEEE's address space.

NEC Platforms, Ltd. holds 16 registered blocks in the IEEE registry, ranking #206 of 33,421 organizations by block count.