Ports & interfaces
| Host interface |
PCI |
| Internal |
Y |
Networking
| Maximum operating distance |
100 m |
Additionally
| Transfer rate (Mbps) |
1000 Mbit/s |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| Wireless technologies |
Wired |
Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapters provide the unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or MMF fiber media interface that helps Sun servers take full advantage of Gigabit Ethernet. These two adapters are a low-cost, single-port PCI solution that delivers an order of magnitude boost in transmission speed over Fast Ethernet. They also increase server efficiency by reducing CPU processing loads.
High speed network throughput
This half-length PCI adapter offers Gigabit per second Ethernet UTP and MMF connectivity using a single PCI slot. With a choice of single-port UTP copper or MMF fiber Gigabit connectivity, these adapters offer a low-cost and smooth migration to higher transmission speeds and user productivity.
Jumbo Frames: take the load off your CPUs
Sun's GigaSwift Ethernet UTP and MMF Adapters feature Jumbo Frames support, allowing them to accommodate larger packets (up to 9Kbyte), which helps your CPUs handle more computations. At the same time, their hardware assist for TCP checksum generation and checking, packet parsing, and interrupt coalescing reduce CPU processing overhead.
Sun Trunking gets you there faster
These adapters also offer the flexibility of Sun Trunking support. Sun Trunking software is designed to aggregate up to sixteen Sun Gigabit Ethernet adapter card ports into a single virtual link or trunk. The resulting aggregated "fat pipe" instantly increases your bandwidth and availability for higher data transfer rates than any single Sun Gigabit Ethernet adapter card link.
Full duplex speeds
With full duplex capabilities, these adapters give you near line-rate data transfers in both directions, increasing throughput.
IEEE compliance you'd expect
Broad compliance gives you more flexibility and a long life. These adapters are fully compliant with IEEE 802.3ab/802.3z standards as well as IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (on Solaris 8 OS or later), and 802.1P/802.1D Priority Tagging and Quality of Service.
Secure through standards
Support for industry standard VLANs helps enhance network security by controlling access to specified portions of the network. A VLAN is a collection of network nodes that share the same broadcast domain regardless of their physical location or connection point in the network. Each VLAN serves as a logical workgroup with no physical barriers, making it possible for users to share information and resources as though located on the same LAN. VLANs also allow a single physical LAN to be divided into multiple logical LANS.
