Interlaken-Protocol-Definition-v1.2

InterlakenProtocolDefinitionAJointSpecificationofCortinaSystemsandCiscoSystemsRevision1.2October7,2008ProprietaryMaterialThisdocumentcontainsinformationproprietarytoCortinaSystemsIncorporatedandCiscoSystemsIncorporated.Anyuseordisclosure,inwholeorinpart,ofthisinformationtoanythirdorunauthorizedparty,foranypurposesotherthanthatforwhichitisprovidedisexpresslyprohibitedexceptasauthorizedbyCortinaSystemsorCiscoSystemsinwriting.ThisdocumentisprotectedunderAmerican,Canadian,andforeigncopyrightlegislationwhichprovidescivilandcriminalpenaltiesforcopyingordistributionwithouttheauthorizationofCortinaSystemsIncorporatedorCiscoSystemsIncorporated.USEOFTHISSPECIFICATIONISSUBJECTTOTHELICENSETERMSSETFORTHONTHEFOLLOWINGPAGE.©CortinaSystemsInc.andCiscoSystemsInc.,2006−2008InterlakenProtocolDefinitionRevision1.2October7,2008LegalDisclaimersTermsandConditionsCortinaSystems,Inc.(“Cortina”)andCiscoSystems,Inc.(“Cisco”)(collectively,CortinaandCisco,“We”or“Our”)desiretoencouragewidespreadadoptionanduseoftheInterlakenProtocolDefinitionsetforthinthefollowingpages(the“Specification”).Accordingly,CortinaandCiscoarewillingtograntyoualicensetousetheSpecification,atnocharge,subjecttoyouragreementandcompliancewiththefollowingtermsandconditions.PLEASEREADTHESETERMSANDCONDITIONSCAREFULLY.CortinaandCiscograntyouanon-exclusive,royalty-free,worldwide,perpetuallicensetocreatemodifications,adaptations,translationsandderivativeworksbasedontheSpecification(collectively,“Modifications”),todevelopproductsandsystemsimplementingtheSpecificationorimplementingsuchModifications,tomake,useandsellallsuchproductsandsystems,andtomakecopiesoftheSpecificationasnecessarytoexercisetheforegoingrights.CortinaandCiscoreserveallrightsnotexpresslygrantedabove.Forsakeofclarity,norightisgrantedtodiscloseordistributecopiesofthisSpecificationtoanythirdparty.YoumaynotdiscloseordistributetheSpecification,unlessyoureceivetheexpresspriorwrittenconsentofeitherCortinaorCisco.YouagreetoincludeacopyrightnoticeonallcompleteandpartialcopiesoftheSpecificationasfollows:“Copyright©2006CortinaSystems,Inc.andCiscoSystems,Inc.”IntheeventthatyoucreateModificationsoftheSpecification,youagreetoincludeanoticeidentifyingwhichportionsoftheSpecificationshavebeenmodifiedoraddedbyyou.Intheeventthatyouclaimanyintellectualpropertyrightsthatareembodiedin,orpracticedby,anyportionoftheSpecification(your“RelatedRights”),youmustagreenottoenforcethoseintellectualpropertyrightsagainstCortina,Cisco,oranylicenseeoftheSpecification,orelseweareunwillingtograntyouthelicensestatedabove.YouherebygranttoCortina,CiscoandalllicenseesoftheSpecificationanunlimited,non-exclusive,royalty-free,worldwide,perpetuallicenseunderallofyourRelatedRights.YOUACKNOWLEDGETHATTHESPECIFICATIONISLICENSEDTOYOUONAN“ASIS”BASIS,WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND.FORSAKEOFCLARITY,CORTINAANDCISCODISCLAIMANYANDALLWARRANTIES,EXPRESSORIMPLIED,WITHRESPECTTOTHESPECIFICATION,INCLUDINGWITHOUTLIMITATION,ANYANDALLWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITY,FITNESSFORPARTICULARPURPOSES,TITLEANDNONINFRINGEMENT.INNOEVENTWILLCORTINAORCISCOBELIABLETOYOUORTOANYTHIRDPARTYFORANYINDIRECT,INCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESINCONNECTIONWITHTHESPECIFICATION,ANDINNOEVENTWILLTHECUMULATIVELIABILITYOFEACHOFCORTINAANDCISCOFORANYANDALLCLAIMSINCONNECTIONWITHTHESPECIFICATIONEXCEED,INAGGREGATE,ONEHUNDREDDOLLARS(U.S.$100.00).YOUAGREETHATTHISPARAGRAPHISANESSENTIALBASISOFTHERIGHTSGRANTEDTOYOUABOVE,ANDTHATWEAREUNWILLINGTOGRANTYOUALICENSEIFYOUDONOTAGREETOTHISPROVISION.ByusingtheSpecificationinanymanner,youareagreeingtothesetermsandconditions.Ifyoudonotagreetothesetermsandconditions,WedonotgrantyoualicenseandyouhavenorighttousetheSpecification,inwhicheventyouruseofthisSpecificationwouldbeinviolationofCortina’sandCisco’sintellectualpropertyrights.Page2InterlakenProprietaryMaterial-©CortinaSystemsInc.andCiscoSystems,Inc.2006−2008Page3ProprietaryMaterial-©CortinaSystemsInc.andCiscoSystems,Inc.2006−2008InterlakenInterlakenProtocolDefinitionRevision1.2October7,2008ContentsContents1.0RevisionHistory............................................................................................................................61.1ClarificationstoRevision1.1................................................................................................61.2ChangestoRevision1.0.......................................................................................................62.0DefinitionsandKeyVariables......................................................................................................83.0Introduction....................................................................................................................................94.0Applications.................................................................................................................................105.0InterlakenProtocol......................................................................................................................115.1Fundamentals...................................................................