macadress

Nortel Networks Broadband Access

MA-L
MA-L: a full /24 OUI block, IEEE's largest, covering 16,777,216 addresses.
Prefix00:90:8E:00:00:00 /24
Vendor address39660 Eureka Drive Newark CA US 94560
Country🇺🇸  United States
RegisteredApr 22, 1998
Block range00:90:8E:00:00:00– 00:90:8E: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 – Sep 8, 2000 PROMATORY COMMUNICATIONS name changedaddress changed
  2. Sep 8, 2000 – present Nortel Networks Broadband Access

Example addresses in this block

00:90:8E:00:00:00 00:90:8E:7F:FF:FF 00:90:8E:FF:FF:FF

Where this block sits

Previous 00:90:8D:00:00:00 /24 VICKERS ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS Next 00:90:8F:00:00:00 /24 AUDIO CODES LTD.

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

Nortel Networks Broadband Access holds 1 registered blocks in the IEEE registry, ranking #21,561 of 33,427 organizations by block count.