Sun Microsystems FASTETHERNET 6U - Manual (Page 21)

Chapter 1 Overview of the Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter 3
FIGURE 1-2 Sun Quad FastEthernet 6U CompactPCI Adapter (Front-Access Version)
Caution – Do not attempt to use the rear-access adapter’s rear transition card
( FIGURE 1-1 ) with the front-access adapter ( FIGURE 1-2 ). Using this combination is not
supported and may damage the cards and the system. The front-access adapter is for
front-access systems only, and the rear-access adapter is for rear-access systems only.
Features
This adapter offers the following features:
■ Fully compliant with the ANSI/IEEE standard 802.3 CSMA/CD physical-layer
specification.
■
Four Switchable 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet channels with
autonegotiation. Conforms to IEEE 802.3u Ethernet standard.
■
Provides operation of up to 100 meters of twisted-pair without use of
repeaters.
■ Four independent Ethernet channels that run at either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.
■ Half-duplex or full-duplex operation modes.
■ Multiple 48-bit IEEE 802.3 style medium access control (MAC) identifiers, one for
each channel.
■ Link integrity LED for each channel.
■ Hot-swappable using the Intel 21554 chip.