C H A P T E R 1

Product Overview

This chapter provides a description of the Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapter hardware and software. This chapter includes the following sections:

“Hardware Overview” on page 1

“Hardware and Software Requirements” on page 5

“Patch Requirements” on page 5

“Product Features” on page 6

Hardware Overview

The adapter relieves congestion experienced at the backbone and server levels by today’s networks, while providing a future upgrade path for high-end workstations that require more bandwidth than fast Ethernet can provide.

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Sun Microsystems X1150A manual Product Overview, Hardware Overview