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CHAPTER
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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.