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Performance Considerations
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maximum system throughput. Each 6U PMC card carrier unit has a separate
PCI bus connection to the main system motherboard. In the configuration
described here, each of the two copper dual-port Gigabit Ethernet NICs access
a separate PCI bus.
For the IP1200 Series appliance, any two NICs installed on a single PMC
carrier both operate at the PCI frequency of the least capable NIC installed.
Copper Gigabit Ethernet NIC Features
The copper Gigabit Ethernet NIC supports:
„ High bandwidth
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Full-duplex mode operation up to 1 Gbps
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Link speed auto advertising (10/100/1000)
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Hot swapping
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PCI operation at 33 MHz, 66 MHz, and 100 Mhz
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Compliance with IEEE 802.3z and 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet
specifications
„ Cable autosensing
You can configure and monitor Gigabit Ethernet NIC interfaces with Nokia
Network Voyager. Specifically, you can use Network Voyager to set the port
speed and full-duplex mode to 1000, 100, or 10 Mbps.
For information about how to access Network Voyager and the related
reference materials, see
“Accessing Nokia Network Voyager Reference
Information” on page 48.