Spirent SmartBits System, Reference Manual

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Spirent Communications of Calabasas
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, Inc.
(800) 886-8842 Toll Free
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Copyright
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1993-2001 Spirent Communications of Calabasas, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The information contained in this document is the property of Spirent Communications, and is furnished for use by
recipient only for the purpose stated in the Software License Agreement accompanying the document. Except as per-
mitted by such License Agreement, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of Spirent Communications, Inc.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment
on the part of Spirent Communications. The information in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable,
however, Spirent Communications assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may
appear in the document.
Trademarks
AST II
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, ScriptCenter
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, SmartApplications
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, SmartBits
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, SmartCableModem
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, SmartFabric
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, SmartFlow
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,
SmartLib
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, SmartMetrics
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, SmartMulticastIP
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, SmartSignaling
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, SmartTCP
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, SmartVoIPQoS
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,
SmartWindow
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, SmartxDSL
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, TeraMetrics
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, and VAST
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are trademarks or registered trademarks of Spirent
Communications of Calabasas, Inc.
All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Warranty
Spirent Communications warrants to recipient that hardware which it supplies with this document (“Product”) will be
free from significant defects in materials and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of
delivery (the “Warranty Period”), under normal use and conditions.
Defective Product under warranty shall be, at Spirent Communications’ discretion, repaired or replaced or a credit
issued to recipient’s account for an amount equal to the price paid for such Product provided that: (a) such Product is
returned to Spirent Communications after first obtaining a return authorization number and shipping instructions,
freight prepaid, to Spirent Communications’ location in the United States; (b) recipient provide a written explanation of
the defect claimed; and (c) the claimed defect actually exists and was not caused by neglect, accident, misuse, improper
installation, improper repair, fire, flood, lightning, power surges, earthquake or alteration. Spirent Communications
will ship repaired Product to recipient, freight prepaid, within ten (10) working days after receipt of defective Product.
Except as otherwise stated, any claim on account of defective materials or for any other cause whatsoever will
conclusively be deemed waived by recipient unless written notice thereof is given to Spirent Communications within
the Warranty Period. Product will be subject to Spirent Communications’ standard tolerances for variations.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED, AND THE LIABILITY OF SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS INC., IF ANY, FOR
DAMAGES RELATING TO ANY ALLEGEDLY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE ACTUAL PRICE
PAID BY THE PURCHASER FOR SUCH PRODUCT. IN NO EVENT WILL SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS INC. BE
LIABLE FOR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, OR ANY
SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE SALE AND/OR LICENSE OF PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES TO RECIPIENT EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
1. Formerly known as Netcom Systems, Inc.
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