Receive Side Scaling - Allied Telesis 2914 Series Installation And User Manual

Receive Side Scaling

The Receive Side Scaling (RSS) feature allows the adapter to efficiently
distribute receive processing across multiple CPU's and to prevent from
overloading a single CPU. To make this feature effective, the computer
must have multiple CPU's in a multiprocessor system.
To enable or disable the Receive Side Scaling feature, do the following:
1. Access the Advanced Properties.
See "Accessing Advanced Properties" on page 51.
2. Select Receive Side Scaling in the Property box.
The Receive Side Scaling page is displayed as shown in Figure 33.
Figure 33. Receive Side Scaling Page
3. Select one of the following options:
Enable — Receiving data is processed by multiple CPU's. This is
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the default setting.
Disable — Receiving data is processed by a single CPU.
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4. Click OK.
Chapter 4: Modifying Advanced Properties
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