Netgear GA622T GA622T Reference Manual - Page 8

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card. Designed especially for high-performance systems, such as servers and high-end workstations, it offers 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) of aggregate bandwidth and optimized performance while minimizing network overhead on the host system. This guide describes the installation and use of the GA622T for operation within a Microsoft® Windows 95OSR2®, Windows 98®, Windows NT®, Windows 2000®, Windows Me®, Novell NetWare®, or Red Hat Linux® environment. This chapter provides information about the features of the GA622T. It connects your PCI-compliant server or workstation to a Gigabit Ethernet network, incorporating a new technology that transfers data at a rate of 1 Gbps or 1000 megabits per second (Mbps) over standard Category 5 cables. Benefits Performance is optimized and network overhead on the host system is minimized with the use of the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card. The GA622T has demonstrated interoperability with all major Gigabit Ethernet equipment on the market that is compliant with IEEE 802.3ab standards and should work with most non-compliant Gigabit Ethernet products. In addition, because the GA622T uses standard Ethernet frame and Media Access Control (MAC) formats, it provides full compatibility with Fast Ethernet network equipment through network switches from a variety of vendors, including NETGEAR. Features The key features of the GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Card are: • Full-duplex operation (2,000 Mbps: 1,000 Mbps each way) with DMA (Direct Memory Access) Gigabit Ethernet interface (IEEE 802.3ab) • RJ-45 connector for Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable introduction 1-1