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RFC 9542, "IANA Considerations and IETF Protocol and Documentation Usage for IEEE 802 Parameters", April 2024

Errata ID: 7952
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT, PDF, HTML
Reported By: Nikolai Malykh
Date Reported: 2024-05-23
Held for Document Update by: Eric Vyncke
Date Held: 2024-05-24

Section 2.1 says:

   For global addresses, X = 0 and a MAC address begins with 3 octets or
   a larger initial prefix indicating the assignee of the block of MAC
   addresses.  This prefix is followed by a sequence of additional
   octets so as to add up to the total MAC address length.  For example,
   the IEEE assigns MAC Address Block Small (MA-S), where the first four
   and a half octets (36 bits) are assigned, giving the holder of the
   MA-S one and a half octets (12 bits) they can control in constructing
   48-bit MAC addresses; other prefix lengths are also available
   [IEEEtutorials].

It should say:

   For global addresses, X = 0 and a MAC address begins with 3 octets or
   a larger initial prefix indicating the assignee of the block of MAC
   addresses.  This prefix is followed by a sequence of additional
   bits so as to add up to the total MAC address length.  For example,
   the IEEE assigns MAC Address Block Small (MA-S), where the first four
   and a half octets (36 bits) are assigned, giving the holder of the
   MA-S one and a half octets (12 bits) they can control in constructing
   48-bit MAC addresses; other prefix lengths are also available
   [IEEEtutorials].

Notes:

It is incorrect to talk about additional octets here, since the prefix size may not be an integer number of octets. It is appropriate to speak about additional bits.

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