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FNC-0107TX 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Adapter
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the Level One
FNC-0107TX 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
Adapter, the value leader among Fast
Ethernet adapters for PCI−Bus personal
computers.
This Introduction chapter
will be useful if you are new to Fast
Ethernet
and
other
new
technology
featured by the 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
Adapter. Otherwise, skip ahead to the
Installation chapter.
About Fast Ethernet
Fast Ethernet is a network technology specified
by IEEE Standard 802.3u.
It extends the
traditional 10Mbps Ethernet technology to
achieve 100Mbps transmission and reception,
while retaining the same CSMA/CD Ethernet
protocol. Thus while Fast Ethernet provides a
tenfold increase in network capacity, it is wholly
compatible with traditional 10Mbps Ethernet
network facilities.
About Auto-negotiation
Auto-negotiation is an IEEE 802.3 procedure of
negotiating the highest data flow capability
between the device (in this case, our Adapter)
and their links partner (some other device). The
data flow information, to be negotiated, consists
of the data speed (10Mbps or 100Mbps) and data
transfer
(half-duplex
or
full-duplex
communication).
The physical process of
auto-negotiation requires only a few milliseconds
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