D-Link DFE-530TX+ - Manual (Page 8)

DFE-530TX lO/lOOMbps Ethernet Adapter for PC/ Bus
Introduction
Thank you for choosing D-Link DFE-530TX, the value
leader among Fast Ethernet adapters for PCI-Bus personal
computers. This Introduction chapter will be useful if you
are new to Fast Ethernet and other new technology
featured by the DFE-530TX. Otherwise, skip ahead to the
Installation chapter.
About Fast Ethernet
Fast Ethernet is a network technology specified by IEEE
Standard 802.3u.
It extends the traditional 10Mbps
Ethernet technology to achieve 1OOMbps transmission and
reception, while retaining the same CSMA/CA Ethernet
protocol.
Thus while Fast Ethernet provides a tenfold
increase in network capacity, it is wholly compatible with
traditional 10Mbps Ethernet network facilities. This
compatibility is the key to easy and efficient upgrades to
100Mbps in your network areas needing greater
bandwidth. Upgrading selected areas to Fast Ethernet
does not require hardware or software changes in network
areas where traditional 10Mbps Ethernet is providing good
service. For upgrading existing Ethernet installations to
lOOMbps, and especially for selectively upgrading areas
needing upgrade, Fast Ethernet is the clear choice in terms
of cost-effectiveness, as
well as convenience and
smoothness in transition.