Supported Network Features | Intel STL2 guide

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STL2 Server Board Architecture Overview

The 82559 is a highly integrated PCI LAN controller for 10 or 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet networks. As a PCI bus master, the 82559 can burst data at up to 132 MBps. This high- performance bus master interface can eliminate the intermediate copy step in RX/TX frame copies, resulting in faster frame processing.

The network OS communicates with the 82559 using a memory-mapped I/O interface, PCI interrupt connected directly to the ICH, and two large receive and transmit FIFOs. The receive and transmit FIFOs prevent data overruns or underruns while waiting for access to the PCI bus, and also enable back-to-back frame transmission within the minimum 960ns inter-frame spacing. The figure below shows the PCI signals supported by the 82559:

i82559 NIC

AD[31::0] C/BE[3::0]_L PAR FRAME_L TRDY_L IRDY_L STOP_L DEVSEL_L IDSEL REQ_L GNT_L PCI_CLK RST_L PERR_L SERR_L

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Figure 2-1. Embedded NIC PCI Signals

2.4.2.1.1Supported Network Features

The 82559 contains an IEEE MII compliant interface to the components necessary to implement an IEEE 802.3 100Base TX network connection. The STL2 supports the following features of the 82559 controller:

∙Glueless 32-bit PCI Bus Master Interface (Direct Drive of Bus), compatible with PCI Bus Specification, revision 2.1 / 2.2.

∙Chained memory structure, with improved dynamic transmit chaining for enhanced performance.

∙Programmable transmit threshold for improved bus utilization.

∙Early receive interrupt for concurrent processing of receive data.

∙On-chip counters for network management.

∙Autodetect and autoswitching for 10 or 100 Mbps network speeds.

∙Support for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps networks, full or half duplex-capable, with back-to-back transmit at 100 Mbps.

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STL2 specifications

The Intel STL2, known as the Intel Storage Technology Level 2, is a robust solution designed to elevate storage management and performance for enterprise-level applications. This next-generation system is specifically tailored for organizations that demand high reliability, scalability, and efficiency in their storage solutions.

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