
GLOSSARY
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A handy reference for unfamiliar with some of the terms used in this library.

EUI - Extended Unique Identifier

	A set of IEEE standards to represent unique addresses containing additional
	organisational information. This module provides supports for EUI-48 and 
	EUI-64 addresses. The EUI-48 standard can be used to represent link layer
	addresses more commonly known as MAC (Media Access Control) addresses.
	
	Further Reading
	
    1) Guidelines for use of a 48-bit Extended Unique Identifier :-

        http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/tutorials/EUI48.html

	2) Guidelines for use of a 64-bit Extended Unique Identifier :-

		http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/tutorials/EUI64.html

CIDR - Classless Inter-Domain Routing

	A way of defining groups of Internet Protocol addresses concisely based on
	bit masks. Used extensively in routing protocols.

	For further details see RFC 4632 :-
	
		http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc4632.html
