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* {{Mono|em[1-N''1–N'']}} for on-board (embedded) NICs (# matches chassis labels)
* {{Mono|p<''slot_number''>p<''port_number''>}} for cards in [[Peripheral Component Interconnect|PCI]] slots, ports starting at 1 (not zero)
* {{Mono|NPAR}} and {{Mono|SR-IOV}} devices add a suffix of {{Mono|_<vf>}}, from 0..N depending on the number of Partitions or Virtual Functions exposed on each port
* Other Linux conventions, such as {{Mono|.<vlan>}} and {{Mono|:<alias>}} suffixes remain unchanged and are still applicable<ref name="red">{{Cite web |url= http://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deployment_Guide/appe-Consistent_Network_Device_Naming.html |work= Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 documentation |title= Appendix A. Consistent Network Device Naming |accessdate= May 27, 2013 }}</ref>