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Doc: fix incorrect bit-reversal in example of macaddr formatting.
Will Mortensen (minor additional copy-editing by me) Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAMpnoC5Y6jiZHSA82FG+e_AqkwMg-i94EYqs1C_9kXXFc3_3Yw@mail.gmail.com
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IEEE Std 802-2001 specifies the second shown form (with hyphens)
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IEEE Standard 802-2001 specifies the second form shown (with hyphens)
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as the canonical form for MAC addresses, and specifies the first
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form (with colons) as the bit-reversed notation, so that
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08-00-2b-01-02-03 = 01:00:4D:08:04:0C. This convention is widely
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form (with colons) as used with bit-reversed, MSB-first notation, so that
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08-00-2b-01-02-03 = 10:00:D4:80:40:C0. This convention is widely
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ignored nowadays, and it is relevant only for obsolete network
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protocols (such as Token Ring). PostgreSQL makes no provisions
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for bit reversal, and all accepted formats use the canonical LSB
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for bit reversal; all accepted formats use the canonical LSB
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order.
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