Apple, Inc.

MA-L

MA-L: a full /24 OUI block, IEEE's largest, covering 16,777,216 addresses.

Prefix78:9F:70:00:00:00 /24

Vendor address1 Infinite Loop Cupertino CA US 95014

RegisteredFeb 27, 2015

Block range78:9F:70:00:00:00– 78:9F:70: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

Feb 27, 2015 – Sep 1, 2015 Apple Inc name changedaddress changed
Sep 1, 2015 – present Apple, Inc.

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Example addresses in this block

78:9F:70:00:00:00 78:9F:70:7F:FF:FF 78:9F:70:FF:FF:FF

Where this block sits

Previous 78:9F:6A:00:00:00 /24 Ruckus Wireless

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

Apple, Inc. holds 1,593 registered blocks in the IEEE registry, ranking #1 of 33,498 organizations by block count.

Other blocks registered to Apple, Inc.

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