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EPI-LX800 Series
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PCI Vital Product Data (VPD) is also supported to provide the information that uniquely
identifies hardware (i.e., the OEM brand name of RTL8101L LAN card). The information
may consist of part number, serial number, and other detailed information.
To provide cost down support, the RTL8101L is capable of using a 25MHz crystal or OSC
as its internal clock source. The RTL8101L keeps network maintenance costs low and
eliminates usage barriers. It is the easiest way to upgrade a network from 10 to 100Mbps. It
also supports full-duplex operation, making 200Mbps bandwidth possible at no additional
cost. To improve compatibility with other brands’ products, the RTL8101L is also capable of
receiving packets with InterFrameGap no less than 40 Bit-Time. The RTL8101L is highly
integrated and requires no “glue” logic or external memory.
The RTL8101L includes a PCI and Expansion Memory Share Interface (Realtek patent) for
a boot ROM and can be used in diskless workstations, providing maximum network security
and ease of management.
1.6.4.2 Realtek RTL8110S Gigabit Ethernet Controller
The Realtek RTL8110SC(L) LOM Gigabit Ethernet controllers combine a triple-speed IEEE
802.3 compliant Media Access Controller (MAC) with a triple-speed Ethernet transceiver,
32-bit PCI bus controller, and embedded memory. With state-of-the-art DSP technology
and mixed-mode signal technology, they offer high-speed transmission over CAT 5 UTP
cable or CAT 3 UTP (10Mbps only) cable. Functions such as Crossover Detection &
Auto-Correction, polarity correction, adaptive equalization, cross-talk cancellation, echo
cancellation, timing recovery, and error correction are implemented to provide robust
transmission and reception capability at high speeds.
The devices support the PCI v2.3 bus interface for host communications with power
management and are compliant with the IEEE 802.3 specification for 10/100Mbps Ethernet
and the IEEE 802.3ab specification for 1000Mbps Ethernet. They also support an auxiliary
power auto-detect function, and will auto-configure related bits of the PCI power
management registers in PCI configuration space.
They support the Advanced Configuration Power management Interface (ACPI)--power
management for modern operating systems that are capable of Operating System-directed
Power Management (OSPM)--to achieve the most efficient power management possible.
PCI Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) is also supported.