Alacritech Scalable Networking Accelerator Hardware Installation Guide (Copper) i
Preface
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Alacritech
reserves the right to change any portion of these products for reasons such as
improving performance or enhancing functionality. Alacritech assumes no liabil-
ity 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 copper-based (RJ45) Ac-
celerators from Alacritech, Inc. This document is the official reference source
for all revisions/releases of these products until rescinded by an update.
Copyright © 2000-2007 Alacritech Inc. All rights reserved. Alacritech, the Alacri-
tech logo, SLIC Technology, the SLIC Technology logo, and ‘Accelerating Data
Delivery’ are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Alacritech, Inc. All
other marks are the property of their respective owners.
Patents
One or more U.S. and international patents apply to Alacritech products, includ-
ing 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, 7185,266, 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 im-
plement certain claimed functionality with hardware and software not provided by Alac-
ritech. 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: 900032 Rev 19 3/2007