Sun Microsystems 6U Network Card User Manual


 
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.