2GLOSSARY
infinite bursting
Technology that enables the 3C905B-TX NIC to move data continuously across the PCI bus without breaks in the data transfer previously caused by cache size limitations.
Previously, cache limitations caused the NIC to release and reacquire the PCI bus after every 64-byte burst. Infinite bursting increases throughput and reduces CPU utilization for better performance.
NDIS
Network Driver Interface Specification. Defines the network driver architecture and interfaces that let a PC support NICs. This architecture provides a standardized way to write drivers for network NICs.
network interface card (NIC)
Network interface card. Also called adapter.
10/100 auto-negotiation (NWay)
Signaling scheme that allows the NIC and the hub to negotiate between 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T, and automatically select the highest performance level supported by both devices.
PACE technology
Technology that enhances both real-time, interactive applications and multimedia (data, voice, and video) applications by enhancing network bandwidth utilization, reducing latency, controlling jitter, and supporting multiple traffic priority levels.
Parallel Tasking II architecture
3Com’s third-generation Ethernet NIC architecture. Parallel Tasking technology accelerates data transfer by processing data packets simultaneously instead of sequentially.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect. An advanced high-performance local bus that supports multiple peripheral devices. At 33 MHz, the PCI bus transfers data at up to 1056 Mbps.
