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How to get the MAC address for an EIU

Nortel is responsible for assigning blocks of MAC addresses to its customers.

CAUTION

Possible loss of service

Do not assign an arbitrary MAC address to either EIUs or other SuperNode equipment. Duplicate MAC addresses can cause protocol conflicts at the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) data link or equivalent layer, making equipment unaccessible to the network.

To obtain MAC addresses, contact your Nortel Engineering support group by using the internal Nortel email address, MAC ADDRESS2. This process is documented in ECM620 and is provisioned by Nortel personnel.

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