10/100 PCI Fast Ethernet Card
Introduction
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Fast Ethernet
Fast Ethernet is a network technology specified by IEEE Standard 802.3u. It extends the traditional 10Mbps Ethernet technology to achieve 100Mbps transmission and reception, while retaining the same CSMA/CD Ethernet protocol. Thus while Fast Ethernet provides a tenfold increase in network capacity, it is wholly compatible with traditional 10Mbps Ethernet network facilities
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Adaptive Load Balancing
Adaptive Load Balancing balances server traffic among as many as four like adapters, providing redundant links and easy scalability in 100Mbps increments, up to 800Mbps. Traffic is automatically distributed among multiple adapters or among multiple ports in a
Fault Tolerance
Adapter Fault Tolerance safeguards vital network links with transparent backup connections using multiple link adapters. If a link fails, traffic is automatically transferred to the remaining adapters or to the remaining port on a
Server Card Features
Designed for versatility and performance, the Server Adapter provides the following features:
•Load Balancing of incoming and outgoing traffic to achieve the greatest performance.
•Instant failover without loss of connection or data.
•Operation in a univeral PCI Bus master slot of a Pentium computer, independent of CPU speed.
•PCI Bus Master memory access, for high throughput and low CPU demand.
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•Compliance with IEEE 802.3u
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•100Mbps Fast Ethernet or 10Mbps Ethernet data transfer, selected via
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