Let’s
be clear…QL did NOT buy Broadcom. They bought Broadcom’s CNA product
technology. Broadcom still exists and still sells Ethernet NICs…NOT
CNA…basic NICs (5719/20, etc.) that do not have HW offload functionality.
QL
also bought all of BROCADE’s FC adapter technology (Brocade 8xx series).
Both
have been rebranded.
We
can continue to use the Broadcom name or at least “BRCM” as in “Qlogic
BRCM578xx Family” .
Alternatively,
as long as you are providing clear product name identification to differentiate
between QL legacy and QL-BRCM families, we should be OK…but everyone needs to
be more specific moving forward.
Valid
naming could include:
Broadcom
57xxx based products:
· QL 578xx,
· QL 57810/57840,
· Broadcom 578xx or 57810
· BRCM 578xx or 57810
· QL BRCM 578xx, etc.
· Etc.
QLogic
Legacy Products:
· QL 82xx or QL8262
· QL QMe82xx etc.
· Etc.
BROCADE
based products:
· QL 815/825
· Brocade 815/825
· QL Brocade 815/825
· Etc.
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