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82571EB/82572 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
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Product Datasheet
2.3
PHY Specific Features
2.4
Host Offloading Features
Features
Benefits
Integrated PHY for 10/100/1000 Mbps operation
Smaller footprint and lower power dissipation
compared to multi-chip MAC and PHY solutions
IEEE 802.3ab Auto-Negotiation support
Automatic link configuration including speed, duplex,
and flow control
IEEE 802.3ab PHY compliance and compatibility
Robust operation over the installed base of Category-5
(CAT-5) twisted pair cabling
State-of-the-art DSP architecture implements digital
adaptive equalization, echo cancellation, and cross-talk
cancellation
Robust performance in noisy environments
Tolerance of common electrical signal impairments
PHY cable correction and diagnostics
Improved end-user troubleshooting
Tolerance of common wiring faults
Low-Power Link-Up (LPLU)
Smart Speed
Smart Power-Down
Enables link in low-power mode
Reacts to various link speeds
Features
Benefits
Transmit and receive IP, TCP and UDP checksum off-
loading capabilities
Lower CPU utilization
Transmit TCP segmentation
Increased throughput and lower CPU utilization
Large send offload feature (in Microsoft* Windows*
XP) compatible
IPv6 Offloading
Checksum and segmentation capability extended to
new standard packet type
Advanced packet filtering
16 exact matched packets (unicast or multicast)
4096-bit hash filter for multicast frames
Promiscuous (unicast and multicast) transfer mode
support
Optional filtering of invalid frames
IEEE 802.1q VLAN support with VLAN tag insertion,
stripping and packet filtering for up to 4096 VLAN tags
Ability to create multiple virtual LAN segments
Descriptor ring management hardware for transmit and
receive
Optimized fetching and write-back mechanisms for
efficient system memory and PCI bandwidth usage
9 kB jumbo frame support
High throughput for large data transfers on networks
supporting jumbo frames