def in6_mactoifaceid(mac, ulbit=None):
    """
    Compute the interface ID in modified EUI-64 format associated
    to the Ethernet address provided as input.
    value taken by U/L bit in the interface identifier is basically
    the reversed value of that in given MAC address it can be forced
    to a specific value by using optional 'ulbit' parameter.
    """
    if len(mac) != 17:
        return None
    m = "".join(mac.split(':'))
    if len(m) != 12:
        return None
    first = int(m[0:2], 16)
    if ulbit is None or not (ulbit == 0 or ulbit == 1):
        ulbit = [1, '-', 0][first & 0x02]
    ulbit *= 2
    first = "%.02x" % ((first & 0xFD) | ulbit)
    eui64 = first + m[2:4] + ":" + m[4:6] + "FF:FE" + m[6:8] + ":" + m[8:12]
    return eui64.upper()
Compute the interface ID in modified EUI-64 format associated
    to the Ethernet address provided as input.
    value taken by U/L bit in the interface identifier is basically
    the reversed value of that in given MAC address it can be forced
    to a specific value by using optional 'ulbit' parameter.