Preface

Disclaimer

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Alacritech reserves the right to change any portion of theseproductsforreasons such as improving performance or enhancing functionality. Alacritech assumes no liability arising out of the application or use of these products for anything other than its intended purpose.

Copyright

This document is copyrighted material. No part of this document may be copied by any means without the written permission of Alacritech, Inc.

This document describes the hardware installation of fiber-based (SC, LC) Accelerators from Alacritech, Inc. This document is the official reference source for all revi- sions/releases of these products until rescinded by an update.

Copyright ©2002-2005 Alacritech, Inc. All rights reserved. Alacritech, the Alacritech logo, SLIC Technology and the SLIC Technology logo are registered trademarks of Alacritech, Inc. in the United States. All other marks belong to their respective owners.

Patents

One or more U.S. and international patents apply to Alacritech products, including without limitation: U.S. Patent Nos. 6,226,680, 6,247,060, 6,334,153, 6,389,479, 6,393,487, 6,427,171, 6,427,173, 6,434,620, 6,470,415, 6,591,302, 6,658,480, 6,687,758, 6,697,868, 6,751,665, 6,757,746, 6,807,581, 6,938,092 6,941,386, 6,965,941, 6,996,070, 7,042,898, 7,076,568, 7,089,326, 7,093,099, 7,124,205, 7,133,940, 7,167,926, 7,167,927, 7,174,393, 7,185,266, 7,191,241, 7,191,318.

Portions of the technology in Alacritech’s acceleration products are used under license from Broadcom Corporation [and may be covered by one or more Broadcom U.S. Pat- ents.] Alacritech does not have a license under the Broadcom Licensed Patents to implement certain claimed functionality with hardware and software not provided by Alacritech. No license is granted under Broadcom’s patents expressly, by implication, by exhaustion or otherwise, to use or sell the acceleration technology in combination with any non-licensed hardware or software that is specifically designed to practice the Broadcom Licensed Patents.

Part Number: 900059 Rev 16 3/2007

Alacritech Scalable Networking Accelerator Hardware Installation Guide (Fiber)

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