A listing of commonly used Ethernet type codes is maintained by the IANA. The information presented here is reproduced with permission from the IANA. For the most current Ethernet type code number assignment information, refer to www.iana.org/numbers.htm under the "Ethernet Numbers" link. Table B-5 shows the Ethernet type code numbers in hexadecimal format, along with a description.
Table B-5. Ethernet Type Codes
Hex Value | Description |
|---|
0000 to 05DC | IEEE 802.3 Length Field |
0101 to 01FF | Experimental |
200 | XEROX PUP (see 0A00) |
201 | PUP Addr Trans (see 0A01) |
400 | Nixdorf |
600 | XEROX NS IDP |
660 | DLOG |
661 | DLOG |
800 | Internet IP (IPv4) |
801 | X.75 Internet |
802 | NBS Internet |
803 | ECMA Internet |
804 | Chaosnet |
805 | X.25 Level 3 |
806 | ARP |
807 | XNS Compatibility |
808 | Frame Relay ARP (RFC 1701) |
081C | Symbolics Private |
0888 to 088A | Xyplex |
900 | Ungermann-Bass net debug |
0A00 | Xerox IEEE802.3 PUP |
0A01 | PUP Address Translation |
0BAD | Banyan VINES |
0BAE | VINES Loopback (RFC 1701) |
0BAF | VINES Echo (RFC 1701) |
1000 | Berkeley Trailer negotiation |
1001 to 100F | Berkeley Trailer encapsulation/IP |
1600 | Valid Systems |
4242 | PCS Basic Block Protocol |
5208 | BBN Simnet |
6000 | DEC Unassigned (experimental) |
6001 | DEC MOP Dump/Load |
6002 | DEC MOP Remote Console |
6003 | DEC DECNET Phase IV Route |
6004 | DEC LAT |
6005 | DEC Diagnostic Protocol |
6006 | DEC Customer Protocol |
6007 | DEC LAVC, SCA |
6008 to 6009 | DEC Unassigned |
6010 to 6014 | 3Com Corporation |
6558 | Trans Ether Bridging (RFC 1701) |
6559 | Raw Frame Relay (RFC 1701) |
7000 | Ungermann-Bass download |
7002 | Ungermann-Bass dia/loop |
7020 to 7029 | LRT |
7030 | Proteon |
7034 | Cabletron |
8003 | Cronus VLN |
8004 | Cronus Direct |
8005 | HP Probe |
8006 | Nestar |
8008 | AT&T |
8010 | Excelan |
8013 | SGI diagnostics |
8014 | SGI network games |
8015 | SGI reserved |
8016 | SGI bounce server |
8019 | Apollo Domain |
802E | Tymshare |
802F | Tigan, Inc. |
8035 | Reverse ARP |
8036 | Aeonic Systems |
8038 | DEC LANBridge |
8039 to 803C | DEC Unassigned |
803D | DEC Ethernet Encryption |
803E | DEC Unassigned |
803F | DEC LAN Traffic Monitor |
8040 to 8042 | DEC Unassigned |
8044 | Planning Research Corp. |
8046 | AT&T |
8047 | AT&T |
8049 | ExperData |
805B | Stanford V Kernel exp. |
805C | Stanford V Kernel prod. |
805D | Evans & Sutherland |
8060 | Little Machines |
8062 | Counterpoint Computers |
8065 | Univ. of Mass. @ Amherst |
8066 | Univ. of Mass. @ Amherst |
8067 | Veeco Integrated Auto. |
8068 | General Dynamics |
8069 | AT&T |
806A | Autophon |
806C | ComDesign |
806D | Computgraphic Corp. |
806E to 8077 | Landmark Graphics Corp. |
807A | Matra |
807B | Dansk Data Elektronik |
807C | Merit Internodal |
807D to 807F | Vitalink Communications |
8080 | Vitalink TransLAN III |
8081 to 8083 | Counterpoint Computers |
809B | Appletalk |
809C to 809E | Datability |
809F | Spider Systems Ltd. |
80A3 | Nixdorf Computers |
80A4 to 80B3 | Siemens Gammasonics Inc. |
80C0 to 80C3 | DCA Data Exchange Cluster |
80C4 | Banyan Systems |
80C5 | Banyan Systems |
80C6 | Pacer Software |
80C7 | Applitek Corporation |
80C8 to 80CC | Intergraph Corporation |
80CD to 80CE | Harris Corporation |
80CF to 80D2 | Taylor Instrument |
80D3 to 80D4 | Rosemount Corporation |
80D5 | IBM SNA Service on Ether |
80DD | Varian Associates |
80DE to 80DF | Integrated Solutions TRFS |
80E0 to 80E3 | Allen-Bradley |
80E4 to 80F0 | Datability |
80F2 | Retix |
80F3 | AppleTalk AARP (Kinetics) |
80F4 to 80F5 | Kinetics |
80F7 | Apollo Computer |
80FF to 8103 | Wellfleet Communications |
8107 to 8109 | Symbolics Private |
8130 | Hayes Microcomputers |
8131 | VG Laboratory Systems |
8132 to 8136 | Bridge Communications |
8137 to 8138 | Novell, Inc. |
8139 to 813D | KTI |
8148 | Logicraft |
8149 | Network Computing Devices |
814A | Alpha Micro |
814C | SNMP |
814D | BIIN |
814E | BIIN |
814F | Technically Elite Concept |
8150 | Rational Corp |
8151 to 8153 | Qualcomm |
815C to 815E | Computer Protocol Pty Ltd |
8164 to 8166 | Charles River Data System |
817D | XTP |
817E | SGI/Time Warner prop. |
8180 | HIPPI-FP encapsulation |
8181 | STP, HIPPI-ST |
8182 | Reserved for HIPPI-6400 |
8183 | Reserved for HIPPI-6400 |
8184 to 818C | Silicon Graphics prop. |
818D | Motorola Computer |
819A to 81A3 | Qualcomm |
81A4 | ARAI Bunkichi |
81A5 to 81AE | RAD Network Devices |
81B7 to 81B9 | Xyplex |
81CC to 81D5 | Apricot Computers |
81D6 to 81DD | Artisoft |
81E6 to 81EF | Polygon |
81F0 to 81F2 | Comsat Labs |
81F3 to 81F5 | SAIC |
81F6 to 81F8 | VG Analytical |
8203 to 8205 | Quantum Software |
8221 to 8222 | Ascom Banking Systems |
823E to 8240 | Advanced Encryption System |
827F to 8282 | Athena Programming |
8263 to 826A | Charles River Data System |
829A to 829B | Inst Ind Info Tech |
829C to 82AB | Taurus Controls |
82AC to 8693 | Walker Richer & Quinn |
8694 to 869D | Idea Courier |
869E to 86A1 | Computer Network Tech |
86A3 to 86AC | Gateway Communications |
86DB | SECTRA |
86DE | Delta Controls |
86DD | IPv6 |
86DF | ATOMIC |
86E0 to 86EF | Landis & Gyr Powers |
8700 to 8710 | Motorola |
876B | TCP/IP Compression (RFC 1144) |
876C | IP Autonomous Systems (RFC 1701) |
876D | Secure Data (RFC 1701) |
880B | PPP |
8847 | MPLS Unicast |
8848 | MPLS Multicast |
8A96 to 8A97 | Invisible Software |
9000 | Loopback |
9001 | 3Com(Bridge) XNS Sys Mgmt |
9002 | 3Com(Bridge) TCP-IP Sys |
9003 | 3Com(Bridge) loop detect |
FF00 | BBN VITAL-LanBridge cache |
FF00 to FF0F | ISC Bunker Ramo |
FFFF | Reserved (RFC 1701) |