A confirmation
email with a tracking number will be sent to
the REQUESTOR. If there are any questions regarding
your application, they will be sent via email
to the REQUESTOR. The confirmation and assignment
email are sent from ieee-registration-authority@ieee.org,
so please be sure that the REQUESTOR is able
to receive email from this address.
Applications
are reviewed within 90 days and additional clarification
may be required by our review committee.
Once the application
has been approved, it will be processed within
7 business days from reciept of payment.
Assignment details and a Paid Invoice are sent
via email to the REQUESTOR.
The public EtherType
Field listing is updated once every 24 hours,
so new assignments will not be immediately viewable
on the directory.
Please note that applications expire after 30 days.
The IEEE does not accept requests for applicant-specified
identifiers.
The EtherType Field provides a context for interpretation
of the data field of an Ethernet/802.3 data frame
(protocol identification). Refer to IEEE Std 802.3,
clause 3 and especially sub-clauses 3.1.1 and
3.2.6. See also IEEE Std 802 sub-clause 10.4.