MAC address vendor

Advidia MAC prefix 78:A1:83: vendor identified; device type unknown

Primary prefix
78:A1:83
Block
MA-L

Summary

// what this is
Advidia is registered to MAC prefix 78:A1:83 in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with 78:A1:83, that block was registered by Advidia — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device.
// analyst note
A prefix match does not establish a particular device, deployment, traffic prevalence, operating system, or security state.
[ 01 ] — Context

About this vendor.

Updated  ·  Confidence: High  ·  2 sources  ·  How this page is checked

A MAC address beginning 78:A1:83 matches an IEEE MA-L assignment to Advidia. That identifies the registered assignment holder, but does not establish which device, if any, used the address. No supplied retrieved material documents Advidia’s products, industry, or current legal identity, so those details are unknown here.

The assignment covers the first 24 bits of a 48-bit MAC address. The Group and Local bits in the first byte 78 are both zero. They are fixed for this exact prefix; changing either bit produces a different prefix. The remaining 24 bits allow 16,777,216 possible suffix values, not a count of devices or shipments.

A captured address matching this prefix supports an assignment match only. It cannot establish deployment, traffic prevalence, a particular product or operating system, or security status. The supplied IEEE CSV record does not display an assignment date.

Registry and prefix
MA-L; 78:A1:83 [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Company
Advidia [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Registry
MA-L [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Prefixes
78:A1:83 [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Country
United States [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Device types
Unknown [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Notable products
Unknown [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Industry
Unknown [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Website
Unknown [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Organization status
Unknown [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Related vendors
Unknown [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
Historic prefix
Unknown [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
[ 02 ] — OUI prefixes

Assignments by IEEE.

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// registered prefixes1
  1. 78:A1:83MA-L
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