Inalp holds the single MA-L block 00:30:2B, registered as "Inalp Solutions AG" at Badenerstrasse 13, Brugg AG, Switzerland. The registry address belongs to a 2022 holding/incubator entity, but the hardware behind this OUI long predates it: the block was almost certainly assigned to the original Inalp Networks AG (founded 1998 near Bern) for its SmartNode product family — multi-service access routers that bridge ISDN telephony to IP networks. Marketed worldwide as "Patton-Inalp Networks" through a partnership with Patton Electronics (USA), SmartNode VoIP gateway-routers shipped in large volume to enterprise and carrier networks for PSTN-to-IP migration; the same devices also appear under Patton branding. The group later incubated newer lines (SIOT industrial IoT gateways, SwarmGuard secure overlay networking, InfraHub monitoring) under the Inalp Solutions AG entity. For triage, a 00:30:2B device is enterprise/carrier VoIP gateway gear or industrial-IoT infrastructure — not a consumer brand — and you'd typically expect it in a telephony-convergence or remote-monitoring context.
- IEEE assignment
- 1 prefix (00:30:2B) → "Inalp Solutions AG", registered Brugg, CH [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L (enrichment/registries/oui.csv line 330:
MA-L,00302B,Inalp Solutions AG,Badenerstrasse 13 Brugg CH 5200)
- Registry / block size
- MA-L (24-bit OUI); 1 block. Found in oui.csv only — no match in mam.csv (MA-M) or oui36.csv (MA-S), confirming a standard large block [Confirmed] — IEEE registries (oui.csv / mam.csv / oui36.csv)
- HQ / country
- Badenerstrasse 13, 5200 Brugg AG, Switzerland (registry address of the 2022 Inalp Solutions AG entity). Original entity Inalp Networks AG was based at Niederwangen b. Bern, CH [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L; moneyhouse.ch (Inalp Solutions AG; Inalp Networks AG)
- Company status
- active. Two related Swiss legal entities — Inalp Networks AG (founded 1998; the likely original OUI registrant, still active) and Inalp Solutions AG (registered 2022; newer incubator) — both owned by Inalp Group AG [Confirmed] — inalp.com/about-us; moneyhouse.ch (both entities)
- Device types
- multi-service access routers / VoIP gateway-routers (SmartNode family: ISDN-to-IP gateways, SIP/H.323/MGCP); newer lines — IoT gateways/sensors (SIOT), secure overlay-networking appliances (SwarmGuard), infrastructure-monitoring devices (InfraHub) [Confirmed] — inalp.com; Patton SmartNode hardware install guide (patton.com); Amazon listing (PATTON Inalp SmartNode 4120 gateway)
- Notable products
- SmartNode VoIP gateway-routers (e.g. SmartNode 4120); SIOT IoT gateway; SwarmGuard; InfraHub
- Verified prefix set (all 1)
- 00:30:2B [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
- Company history
- Inalp Networks AG founded 1998 near Bern to build converged IP products; partnered with Patton Electronics (USA) to market SmartNode worldwide ("Patton-Inalp Networks"); large deployed base; scale reduced after the dot-com crash; later incubated SIOT/SwarmGuard/InfraHub under Inalp Solutions AG (2022). [Confirmed] — inalp.com/about-us; moneyhouse.ch (both entities)
- Typical deployment context
- enterprise and carrier/service-provider networks (VoIP gateways for PSTN-to-IP migration, SoHo/branch, industrial/IoT remote monitoring); SmartNode appears in 3CX/PBX integrations. Not a consumer device brand. [Confirmed] — 3cx.com (Patton SmartNode configuration); inalp.com
- Security context
- enterprise/carrier VoIP gateway routers or industrial-IoT gateways, not typical consumer/rogue devices; expected in a telephony-convergence or IoT-infrastructure context. SwarmGuard positions on end-to-end-encrypted, VPN-free secure overlay; SIOT on on-premises/cloud-independent data sovereignty. No CVEs or public security incidents specific to Inalp/Patton-Inalp devices were found in this pass (absence of finding, not a clearance). [Likely] — inalp.com; inalp.com/about-us
- Registration date
- Unknown — IEEE publishes no OUI assignment dates; any "date registered" on third-party lookup tools is a database artifact, not an IEEE fact. The original entity Inalp Networks AG was founded 1998 (commercial-register entry 20 Feb 1998), but that does not establish when 00:30:2B was assigned. [Unknown] — moneyhouse.ch (Inalp Networks AG)
- Special note
- registry address points to the newer Inalp Solutions AG (2022), but the OUI hardware (SmartNode VoIP gateways) predates it and was almost certainly registered by the original Inalp Networks AG (1998). Devices may also surface under Patton branding via the Patton-Inalp partnership. IEEE publishes no assignment dates, so none is stated here. [Confirmed] — inalp.com/about-us; moneyhouse.ch
- Related vendors
- Patton Electronics (USA) — SmartNode market channel / co-branding; Inalp Networks AG (sister entity, likely original registrant)
- Analyst note
- A 00:30:2B device is enterprise/carrier VoIP gateway gear (SmartNode / possibly Patton-branded) or industrial-IoT infrastructure (SIOT/SwarmGuard) — not a consumer endpoint; expect it in a telephony-convergence or remote-monitoring context.