AiNET MAC prefix 50:14:08 identifies an IEEE registry assignment; device type Unknown
Summary
- // what this is
- AiNET is registered to MAC prefix
50:14:08in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with50:14:08, that block was registered by AiNET — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- A matching prefix identifies the registry assignment only; no device category or product-to-prefix mapping is established. The 24-bit prefix leaves 24 suffix bits (16,777,216 possible values), not an actual device or shipment count. For 50:14:08, the first-byte Group and Local bits are both zero and remain fixed for an exact literal prefix match; changing either bit produces a different prefix.
About this vendor.
A MAC address beginning 50:14:08 matches an IEEE MA-L assignment registered to AiNET; the supplied evidence does not identify a device category for this exact prefix. AiNET describes its services as cloud, data center, and network infrastructure, including cloud storage and fiber network services, but does not map these services to the prefix.
The prefix is 24 bits long, leaving 24 suffix bits and 16,777,216 possible suffix values. That is the size of the address space under the prefix, not a count of devices, deployments, or shipments. A matching address supports identifying the registry assignment only; it does not establish the device, operating system, current vendor identity, traffic prevalence, or security state.
For 50:14:08, the first octet is 0x50: its Group bit (bit 0) and Local bit (bit 1) are both zero. Those bits are fixed for an exact literal prefix match. Changing either bit produces a different prefix. RFC 7042 explains that these bits distinguish group and local address semantics; assignment semantics should not be confused with variations inside a fixed prefix.
- Registry assignment
- AiNET, MA-L prefix
50:14:08[Confirmed] - Device type
- Unknown; no device category is mapped to this exact prefix [Unknown]
- Assignment count
- 1 full prefix [Confirmed]
- Address interpretation
- 24-bit prefix, 24 suffix bits, 16,777,216 possible suffix values [Confirmed]
- Company
- AiNET [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Registry
- MA-L [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Country
- United States [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Industry
- Cloud, data center, and network infrastructure [Confirmed] — https://www.ai.net/about-us/
- Notable products
- Cloud storage; fiber network; data center services [Confirmed] — https://www.ai.net/
- Website
- https://www.ai.net/about-us/ [Confirmed] — https://www.ai.net/about-us/
- Device types
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Organization status
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Historic prefix
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Related vendors
- Unknown [Unknown]