IPS: Adaptec IPR Notice

["Sperry, Todd" <Todd_Sperry@adaptec.com>]

Adaptec has made a patent application that may relate to the
work underway in the IPS working group, specifically to the
work derived from draft-ietf-ips-iscsi-20.txt.  This patent application 
describes a method and process for calculating a CRC on data 
received out of order without having to store and assemble the data.

If any patents are issued to Adaptec with claims that are necessary 
for practicing this standard, any party will be able to obtain the right 
to implement, use and distribute the technology or works when implementing,
using or distributing technology based upon the specific specification
under openly specified, reasonable, non-discriminatory terms.

Requests may be sent to:

	Adaptec Legal Department
	691 South Milpitas Boulevard
	Milpitas, Ca. 95035

	Phone:  (408) 957-1718
	Email:   legal@adaptec.com