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5.4] What are Locally Administered Addresses (LAAs)? (Token Ring Data Link Layer)




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This article is from the Token Ring FAQ, by James Messer James@NetworkUptime.com with numerous contributions by others.

5.4] What are Locally Administered Addresses (LAAs)? (Token Ring Data Link Layer)

Token ring addresses are either locally administered or universally
administered. Locally administered addresses are assigned by a local
manager and universally administered addresses are assigned by a
standards organization. Locally administered addresses are
designated by bit one set to 1 in byte zero of the destination
address field.

 

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