This seems clear enough and is saying that the OI contains an OUI, which it does. Question is do we have to also say OUI or CID? The OI field contains an organizationally unique identifier (OUI), or a company ID (CID) as defined ….” So let’s look at the OI 8.4.1.31 Organization Identifier field The Organization Identifier field contains a public organizationally unique identifier assigned by the IEEE. The order of the Organization Identifier field is described in 8.2.2 (Conventions). The IEEE has assigned public organizationally unique identifiers both of 24-bit length (OUI) and longer length. In the latter case specific OUI values are shared over multiple organizations, e.g., using 36-bit length identifiers (OUI-36) (see IEEE Registration Authority [B19]). The length of the Organization Identifier field (j) is the minimum number of octets required to contain the entire organizationally unique identifier (see Figure 8-97 (Organization Identifier field)), and the first 3 octets contain the OUI portion of the identifier. Thus, the Organization Identifier field is 3 octets in length if the organizationally unique identifier is an OUI, or 5 octets in length if the organizationally unique identifier is 36 bits in length. The IEEE assigns 36-bit organizationally unique identifiers such that the OUI portion indicates that total length of the identifier is 36 bits. So the OI field contains an OUI and maybe 2 other octets. IEEE Regitsraion Authority also recognizes and assignes an OUI-36 which is specified in various “The standards”. So clearly 3 or 5 octets is still an an organizationally unique identifier. “OUI”, Proposed changes: I see nothing wrong with text as is. It is clear and correct. The OI field is clearly limited to 3 or 5 octets so it is the OUI not the EUI, which would enforce a change. Only possible change might be to add CID” where appropriate? “or Proposed resolution: REVISED Page 921 line 42, P 1106 L32, and P1120 L62 OI contains , as defined in 8.4.1.31 (Organization Identifier field). “The
This seems clear enough and is saying that the OI contains an OUI, which it does. Question is do we have to also say OUI or CID? The OI field contains an organizationally unique identifier (OUI), or a company ID (CID) as defined ….” So let’s look at the OI 8.4.1.31 Organization Identifier field The Organization Identifier field contains a public organizationally unique identifier assigned by the IEEE. The order of the Organization Identifier field is described in 8.2.2 (Conventions). The IEEE has assigned public organizationally unique identifiers both of 24-bit length (OUI) and longer length. In the latter case specific OUI values are shared over multiple organizations, e.g., using 36-bit length identifiers (OUI-36) (see IEEE Registration Authority [B19]). The length of the Organization Identifier field (j) is the minimum number of octets required to contain the entire organizationally unique identifier (see Figure 8-97 (Organization Identifier field)), and the first 3 octets contain the OUI portion of the identifier. Thus, the Organization Identifier field is 3 octets in length if the organizationally unique identifier is an OUI, or 5 octets in length if the organizationally unique identifier is 36 bits in length. The IEEE assigns 36-bit organizationally unique identifiers such that the OUI portion indicates that total length of the identifier is 36 bits. So the OI field contains an OUI and maybe 2 other octets. “The IEEE Regitsraion Authority also recognizes and assignes an OUI-36 which is specified in various standards”. So clearly 3 or 5 octets is still an “OUI”, an organizationally unique identifier. Proposed changes: I see nothing wrong with text as is. It is clear and correct. The OI field is clearly limited to 3 or 5 octets so it is the OUI not the EUI, which would enforce a change. Only possible change might be to add “or CID” where appropriate? Proposed resolution: REVISED Page 921 line 42, P 1106 L32, and P1120 L62 “The OI contains , as defined in 8.4.1.31 (Organization Identifier field).