1.12 Lan Subsystem; Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller; Lan Subsystem Software - Intel DH61CR Specification

Intel Desktop Board DH61CR Technical Product Specification

1.12 LAN Subsystem

The LAN subsystem consists of the following:
Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mbits/s)
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Intel H61 Express Chipset
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RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs
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Additional features of the LAN subsystem include:
CSMA/CD protocol engine
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LAN connect interface between the PCH and the LAN controller
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PCI Conventional bus power management
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 ACPI technology support
 LAN wake capabilities
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LAN subsystem software

For information about
LAN software and drivers
1.12.1 Intel
The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features:
10/100/1000 BASE-T IEEE 802.3 compliant
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Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) IEEE802.3az support [Low Power Idle (LPI) mode]
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Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN Controller and the Physical Layer
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(PHY):
 PCI Express-based interface for active state operation (S0) state
 SMBUS for host and management traffic (Sx low power state)
• Compliant to IEEE 802.3x flow control support
• 802.1p and 802.1q
• TCP, IP, and UDP checksum offload (for IPv4 and IPv6)
• Full device driver compatibility
1.12.2 LAN Subsystem Software
LAN software and drivers are available from Intel's World Wide Web site.
For information about
Obtaining LAN software and drivers
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82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Refer to
http://downloadcenter.intel.com
Refer to
Section 1.3, page 16