Afero, Inc. — MAC prefix identifies an IEEE registrant
Summary
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- Afero is registered to MAC prefix
90:6F:18in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with90:6F:18, that block was registered by Afero — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- The 24-bit prefix leaves 24 suffix bits, allowing 16,777,216 possible suffix values. The Group and Local bits of this literal prefix are both zero; changing either bit yields a different prefix. Possible suffix values are not an actual device or shipment count.
About this vendor.
A MAC address beginning 90:6F:18 matches an IEEE MA-L assignment registered to Afero, Inc.; the record does not establish a device category or specific product. The prefix identifies the registry entry, not the device’s current owner, deployment, or safety status.
This is a 24-bit prefix, leaving 24 bits for suffix values: 16,777,216 possible values. That is a mathematical address-space count, not a count of devices or shipments. The first-byte Group and Local bits are both zero for this literal prefix. Changing either bit produces a different prefix; those bit roles do not imply that addresses within this fixed prefix vary across those bits.
RFC 7042 explains that MAC identifiers can use an initial OUI or a longer assigned prefix, with remaining bits available beyond that boundary. To identify a captured address, compare its first 24 bits with 90:6F:18; a match supports the registry assignment only. Assignment dates are unavailable in these IEEE CSV records.
- Prefix
90:6F:18(24 bits; MA-L) [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Company
- Afero, Inc. [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Prefix
90:6F:18[Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv- Registry
- MA-L [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Country
- US [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Device type
- Unknown [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv