Product Description
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1.11 LAN Subsystem
The LAN subsystem consists of the following:
• Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000 Mbits/s)
• Intel H61 Express Chipset
• RJ-45 LAN connector with integrated status LEDs
Additional features of the LAN subsystem include:
• CSMA/CD protocol engine
• Jumbo frame support
• LAN connect interface between the PCH and the LAN controller
• Power management capabilities
⎯ ACPI technology support
⎯ LAN wake capabilities
• LAN subsystem software
For information about Refer to
LAN software and drivers http://downloadcenter.intel.com
1.11.1 Intel
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82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller
The Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller supports the following features:
• 10/100/1000 BASE-T IEEE 802.3 compliant
• Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) IEEE802.3az support (Low Power Idle (LPI) mode)
• Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN Controller and the Physical Layer
(PHY):
⎯ PCI Express-based interface for active state operation (S0) state
⎯ SMBUS for host and management traffic (Sx low power state)
• Compliant to IEEE 802.3x flow control support
• 802.1p and 802.1q
• TCP, IP, and UDP checksum offload (for IPv4 and IPv6)
• Full device driver compatibility