3Com 3C971-F manual 1

1INTRODUCTION
3C971-F ATMLink PCI Adapter
The 3Com® ATMLink™ 3C971-F adapter supports a
data rate of 155 Mbps over a standard
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network for
Microsoft® Windows NT™ workstations and Novell®
NetWare™ file servers with Intel® x86-based
processors. The 3C971-F adapter is a full-size,
single-slot PCI bus ATM adapter utilizing SONET
OC-3c for multimode fiber. Packet-to-cell
fragmentation and cell-to-packet reassembly
functions take place in the hardware, which converts
upper layer protocol data units (PDUs) to and from
ATM cells for optimal performance.
Figure 1-1 3C971-F ATMLink PCI Adapter