Product Root Supported Transfer Rate
Product
Number
Product Description
Product
Suffix
Additional Description
DE
10 Mbps Ethernet
100 Series
Reserved
+
Revision for lower cost or
additional functionalities
DFE
100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
200 Series
*
ISA Adapter
/#PK
# number of devices in
package
DGE
Gigabit Ethernet
300 Series
MCA
B
Mounting brackets
400 Series
EISA/VL
C
Coaxial/BNC
500 Series
PCI Adapter
D
Direct Port
600 Series
PCMCIA (PC Card
Adapter)
P
Plug&Play
700 Series
Accessory
SX
Multimode Gigabit Fiber
Connectors
900
Starter Kit
T
Copper ports
TP
STP/UTP Connection
TX
BASE-TX Copper ports
>
Suffixes
Follow
Product Number
and Define Additional
Product Features
*
Product numbers ending in 4 are
designated for boot rom, e.g. DE-224C is
the boot rom for DE-220
NICs and Hubs
Understanding How It Works:
>
Product Root
Define Supported Transfer Rate
>
Product Number
Defines Product Interface / Device Type
NICs
DFE - 550
TX
Example
(NICs):
Product
Suffix
Product
Number
Product
Root
DFE-550TX
