Donald and Joe,

I will let you decide whether the erratum is correct.

-éric

From: RFC Errata System <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, 23 May 2024 at 11:33
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Subject: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC9542 (7952)
The following errata report has been submitted for RFC9542,
"IANA Considerations and IETF Protocol and Documentation Usage for IEEE 802 
Parameters".

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You may review the report below and at:
https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid7952

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Type: Technical
Reported by: Nikolai Malykh <[email protected]>

Section: 2.1

Original Text
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   For global addresses, X = 0 and a MAC address begins with 3 octets or
   a larger initial prefix indicating the assignee of the block of MAC
   addresses.  This prefix is followed by a sequence of additional
   octets so as to add up to the total MAC address length.  For example,
   the IEEE assigns MAC Address Block Small (MA-S), where the first four
   and a half octets (36 bits) are assigned, giving the holder of the
   MA-S one and a half octets (12 bits) they can control in constructing
   48-bit MAC addresses; other prefix lengths are also available
   [IEEEtutorials].

Corrected Text
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   For global addresses, X = 0 and a MAC address begins with 3 octets or
   a larger initial prefix indicating the assignee of the block of MAC
   addresses.  This prefix is followed by a sequence of additional
   bits so as to add up to the total MAC address length.  For example,
   the IEEE assigns MAC Address Block Small (MA-S), where the first four
   and a half octets (36 bits) are assigned, giving the holder of the
   MA-S one and a half octets (12 bits) they can control in constructing
   48-bit MAC addresses; other prefix lengths are also available
   [IEEEtutorials].

Notes
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It is incorrect to talk about additional octets here, since the prefix size may 
not be an integer number of octets. It is appropriate to speak about additional 
bits.

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RFC9542 (draft-ietf-intarea-rfc7042bis-11)
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Title               : IANA Considerations and IETF Protocol and Documentation 
Usage for IEEE 802 Parameters
Publication Date    : April 2024
Author(s)           : D. Eastlake 3rd, J. Abley, Y. Li
Category            : BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Source              : Internet Area Working Group
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG
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