InterlakenProtocolDefinitionAJointSpecificationofCortinaSystemsandCiscoSystemsRevision:1.1July25,2006ProprietaryMaterialThisdocumentcontainsinformationproprietarytoCortinaSystemsIncorporatedandCiscoSystemsIncorporated.Anyuseordisclosure,inwholeorinpart,ofthisinformationtoanythirdorunauthorizedparty,foranypurposesotherthanthatforwhichitisprovidedisexpresslyprohibitedexceptasauthorizedbyCortinaSystemsorCiscoSystemsinwriting.ThisdocumentisprotectedunderAmerican,Canadian,andforeigncopyrightlegislationwhichprovidescivilandcriminalpenaltiesforcopyingordistributionwithouttheauthorizationofCortinaSystemsIncorporatedorCiscoSystemsIncorporated.USEOFTHISSPECIFICATIONISSUBJECTTOTHELICENSETERMSSETFORTHONTHEFOLLOWINGPAGE.©CortinaSystemsInc.andCiscoSystemsInc.,2006ProtocolDefinitionIssue1.1July25,2006InterlakenProprietaryMaterial-©CortinaSystemsInc.andCiscoSystems,Inc.,2006TermsandConditionsCortinaSystems,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,IncandCiscoSystems,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,TITLEANDNON-INFRINGEMENT.INNOEVENTWILLCORTINAORCISCOBELIABLETOYOUORTOANYTHIRDPARTYFORANYINDIRECT,INCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESINCONNECTIONWITHTHESPECIFICATION,ANDINNOEVENTWILLTHECUMULATIVELIABILITYOFEACHOFCORTINAANDCISCOFORANYANDALLCLAIMSINCONNECTIONWITHTHESPECIFICATIONEXCEED,INAGGREGATE,ONEHUNDREDDOLLARS(U.S.$100.00).YOUAGREETHATTHISPARAGRAPHISANESSENTIALBASISOFTHERIGHTSGRANTEDTOYOUABOVE,ANDTHATWEAREUNWILLINGTOGRANTYOUALICENSEIFYOUDONOTAGREETOTHISPROVISION.ByusingtheSpecificationinanymanner,youareagreeingtothesetermsandconditions.Ifyoudonotagreetothesetermsandconditions,WedonotgrantyoualicenseandyouhavenorighttousetheSpecification,inwhicheventyouruseofthisSpecificationwouldbeinviolationofCortina’sandCisco’sintellectualpropertyrights.Page1ProtocolDefinitionIssue1.1July25,2006InterlakenProprietaryMaterial-©CortinaSystemsInc.andCiscoSystems,Inc.,20061.0ChangesfromVersion1.0...................................................32.0DefinitionsandKeyVariables................................................43.0Introduction...............................................................54.0Applications...............................................................65.0InterlakenProtocol........................................................75.1Fundamentals........................................................................75.2BasicConcepts.......................................................................75.3ProtocolLayer.......................................................................85.3.1TransmissionFormat.............................................................85.3.2BurstStructure..................................................................95.3.2.1DataTransmissionProcedure..............................................95.3.2.1.1OptionalSchedulingEnhancement................................105.3.2.2ControlWordFormat....................................................115.3.3StateDiagrams.......................................................