Airsonics MAC Prefix 3C:78:73: assignment documented
Summary
- // what this is
- Airsonics is registered to MAC prefix
3C:78:73in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with3C:78:73, that block was registered by Airsonics — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- This MA-L prefix has a 24-bit match boundary and 24 suffix bits (16,777,216 possible suffix values). For the exact prefix, the first-byte Group and Local bits are both zero. A matching prefix establishes the registry assignment, not a specific device or shipment count; RFC 7042 describes MAC address prefix and bit interpretation.
About this vendor.
A MAC address beginning 3C:78:73 matches an IEEE MA-L assignment to Airsonics; the available evidence does not identify a specific device from that prefix. The assignment record does not establish which devices use it or whether it appears in observed traffic.
A separate catalog page describes the AirSonics DeskPod Tri6 as a desktop device with Wi-Fi 6, 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz radios, two Ethernet ports, and Bridge and Router modes. It lists OpenSync 6.4 certification. The catalog does not map this product to the prefix, so those specifications are product context rather than a prefix identification.
The assignment is 24 bits long, leaving 24 bits for suffix values: 16,777,216 possible values, not a count of devices or shipments. For this exact prefix, the first-byte Group bit is 0 and the Local bit is 0. In an observed address, a match through the first 24 bits identifies the assigned prefix; the remaining 24 bits distinguish addresses within that boundary. RFC 7042 explains the address structure and these bit meanings.
- Registry assignment
- Airsonics, MA-L prefix
3C:78:73[Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv - Specific device
- Unknown; the assignment record does not map the prefix to a model [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Product context
- AirSonics DeskPod Tri6 is listed as a desktop device with Wi-Fi 6 [Confirmed] — https://www.opensync.io/cpe/airsonics/deskpod-tri6
- Device type for this prefix
- Unknown; no exact-prefix device category mapping is supplied [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Company
- Airsonics [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Prefix
3C:78:73(MA-L, 24 bits) [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv- Country
- United States [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Product
- AirSonics DeskPod Tri6; desktop, Wi-Fi 6, Bridge and Router modes [Confirmed] — https://www.opensync.io/cpe/airsonics/deskpod-tri6
- Assignment date
- Assignment dates are unavailable in these IEEE CSV records. [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv