Intel SBT2 Product Guide - Page 13

Network Controller  NOTE To ensure EMC product regulation compliance, the end system must be used with a shielded LAN cable. The server board includes a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX network solution based on the Intel 82559 single chip Fast Ethernet PCI Bus Controller. As a PCI bus master, the controller can burst data at up to 132 MB/s. The controller contains two receive and transmit FIFO buffers that prevent data overruns or underruns while waiting for access to the PCI bus. The controller has the following: • 32 bit PCI bus master interface (direct drive of bus), compatible with PCI Bus Specification, Revision 2.1 • 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 • Onchip counters for network management • Autodetect and autoswitching for 10 or 100 Mbps network speeds • Support for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps networks, capable of full or half duplex, with back-to- back transmit at 100 Mbps Network Teaming Features The network controller provides several options for increasing throughput and fault tolerance when running Windows NT† 4.0, Windows† 2000 or NetWare† 4.1x or newer: • Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) - provides automatic redundancy for your adapter. If the primary adapter fails, the secondary takes over. AFT works with any hub or switch. • Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) - creates a team of 2 - 4 adapters to increase transmission throughput. Also includes AFT. Works with any 10Base-TX or 100Base-TX switch. • Fast EtherChannel† (FEC) - creates a team of 2, 3 or 4 adapters to increase transmission and reception throughput. Also includes AFT. Requires an FEC-enabled switch. To set up an option, read the instructions in the Windows NT 4.0 or NetWare 4.1x readme files. SBT2 Server Board Product Guide 13