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infinite bursting
Technology that enables the 3C905B-TX NIC to move data
continuously across the PCI bus without breaks in the data
transfer previously caused by cache size limitations.
Previously, cache limitations caused the NIC to release and
reacquire the PCI bus after every 64-byte burst. Infinite
bursting increases throughput and reduces CPU utilization
for better performance.
NDIS
Network Driver Interface Specification. Defines the network
driver architecture and interfaces that let a PC support
NICs. This architecture provides a standardized way to write
drivers for network NICs.
network interface card (NIC)
Network interface card. Also called adapter.
10/100 auto-negotiation (NWay)
Signaling scheme that allows the NIC and the hub to
negotiate between 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T, and
automatically select the highest performance level
supported by both devices.
PACE technology
Technology that enhances both real-time, interactive
applications and multimedia (data, voice, and video)
applications by enhancing network bandwidth utilization,
reducing latency, controlling jitter, and supporting multiple
traffic priority levels.
Parallel Tasking II architecture
3Com’s third-generation Ethernet NIC architecture.
Parallel Tasking technology accelerates data transfer by
processing data packets simultaneously instead of
sequentially.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect. An advanced
high-performance local bus that supports multiple peripheral
devices. At 33 MHz, the PCI bus transfers data at up to
1056 Mbps.
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