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NTRODUCTION
Product Features
The 3C971-F adapter supports the following features:
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155 Mbps SONET OC-3c over multimode fiber
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AAL5 ATM adaptation layer
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Switched virtual circuit (SVC) software driver
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UNI 3.0/3.1 standard signaling for switched virtual
circuit (SVC) connections
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ATM Forum standard LAN emulation client
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LAN emulation configuration server capability
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Communication with up to four LAN emulation
servers
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PCI Local Bus specification revision 2.1 compliance
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32-bit, zero wait-state PCI DMA master
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Up to 64-byte burst transfers
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PCI commands that support efficient use of cache
lines
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Dual-function memory management for cell-FIFO or
on-board packet reassembly
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Hardware-based segmentation and reassembly
(SAR) functions
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EEPROM for initialization parameters (configuration
space and IEEE address)
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LEDs for software status and active line
