Hughes Network Systems registry records: two MA-L prefixes
Summary
- // what this is
- Hughes Network Systems is registered to MAC prefix
C4:F0:35and 1 more in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins withC4:F0:35, that block was registered by Hughes Network Systems — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- The assignments are recorded under two distinct organization names. The supplied records do not establish their corporate relationship or an exhaustive assignment count for the LLC name. Both exact 24-bit prefixes have Group bit 0 and Local bit 0; changing either bit yields a different prefix. Suffix-space size does not establish device or shipment count.
About this vendor.
A MAC address beginning with either C4:F0:35 or 00:80:AE matches an MA-L assignment recorded under the names “Hughes Network Systems, LLC” and “HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS,” respectively. The records alone do not establish whether these two registrant names represent the same legal entity, nor do they identify a device category or product using either prefix.
Each prefix is 24 bits long, leaving 24 suffix bits and 16,777,216 possible suffix values per prefix. This is the size of the address space under each prefix, not a count of devices, shipments, or observed addresses. Both listed prefixes have Group bit 0 and Local bit 0 in their first byte. Setting either bit changes the prefix and no longer produces an exact match to the listed assignment.
RFC 7042 explains that MAC identifiers use Group and Local bits and that the initial prefix is followed by additional bits to make a 48-bit identifier. A matching prefix supports identifying the corresponding registry record; by itself, it does not establish a particular device, deployment, traffic prevalence, current vendor identity, or security state.
- Registry record
- Two MA-L records are supplied, with distinct organization names.
- Recorded names
- “Hughes Network Systems, LLC” for
C4:F0:35; “HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS” for00:80:AE. - Device category
- Not established by the supplied records.
- Interpretation
- Each exact 24-bit prefix leaves 24 suffix bits; the possible suffix space is not a device count.
- Recorded organization name
- Hughes Network Systems, LLC [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Recorded organization name
- HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Prefixes
C4:F0:35and00:80:AE, each recorded as MA-L [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv- Device category and product mapping to these prefixes
- Not established by supplied evidence [Unknown] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Assignment dates
- Assignment dates are unavailable in these IEEE CSV records. [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv