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10/100 BTX PC/LAN NETWORK CARD Description:
BASED ON INTELS 82559 COMMUNICATIONS PROCESSOR, THE NC3123
INCORPORATES A VARIETY OF FEATURES FOR FASTER THROUGHPUT THAN
PREVIOUS 10/100 NICS, INCREASING FLEXIBILITY AND REDUCING SUPPORT
COSTS. FULL-DUPLEX SUPPORT ALLOWS THE NC3123 TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE
DATA SIMULTANEOUSLY AT RATES UP TO 20 MBPS FOR ETHERNET AND 200 MBPS
FOR FAST ETHERNET. PERFORMANCE IS FURTHER ENHANCED WITH 6 KB OF
BUFFER MEMORY, WHICH MAKES FOR LOW CPU UTILIZATION AT HIGH
THROUGHPUTS. AUTO-SENSING CAPABILITIES ENABLE IT TO AUTOMATICALLY
NEGOTIATE BETWEEN 10 AND 100 MBPS TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST COMMON
SPEED ON THE NETWORK. ADAPTIVE LOAD BALANCING (ALB) AND CISCOS FAST
ETHERCHANNEL ARE TWO PORT-BONDING METHODS SUPPORTED BY THE NC3123.
ALB PROVIDES BOTH FAIL OVER AND BALANCING OF TRANSMIT TRAFFIC ACROSS
NICS FOR INCREASED PERFORMANCE. FOR EVEN HIGHER PERFORMANCE, CISCOS
FAST ETHERCHANNEL (FEC) PROVIDES PORT FAIL OVER AND BALANCING OF
TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE TRAFFIC ACROSS ALL NICS WHEN CONNECTED TO A
SWITCH. Intel Chipset: GD82559
Key Features
# INTERFACE COMPATIBILITY : PCI
# STANDARD DATA-RATE(S) : 10 MBPS • 100 MBPS
# MAX. DATA TRANSFER RATE : 100 MBPS
# CABLING TYPE : RJ-45
# NETWORKING CONNECTORS : RJ-45
# MAX. DATA TRANSFER RATE: 100 MBPS
# CABLING TYPE : ETHERNET 100BASE-TX • ETHERNET 10BASE-T
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
# OPERATING SYSTEM: IBM OS/2 WARP SERVER • MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 •
MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT • NOVELL NETWARE • SCO OPEN SERVER • UNIXWARE |