Netgear GA302T User Manual download pdf (Page 9)

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR

GA302T Copper Gigabit

Adapter. Designed especially for high-performance systems, such as servers and

high-end workstations, it offers 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) of aggregate bandwidth

and optimized performance while minimizing network overhead on the host system.

This guide describes the installation and use of the GA302T for operation within a

Microsoft

Windows

XP, Windows

2000, Windows

Me, Windows

98 or Windows

NT 4.0 environment.

This chapter provides information about the features of the GA302T. It connects

your PCI-compliant workstation to a Gigabit Ethernet network, incorporating a new

technology that transfers data at a rate of 1 Gbps or 1000 megabits per second

(Mbps) over standard Category 5 cables.

Benefits

Performance is optimized and network overhead on the host system is minimized

with the use of the GA302T Copper Gigabit Adapter.

The GA302T has demonstrated interoperability with all major Gigabit Ethernet

equipment on the market that is compliant with IEEE 802.3ab standards and should

work with most non-compliant Gigabit Ethernet products. In addition, because the

GA302T uses standard Ethernet frame and Media Access Control (MAC) formats,

it provides full compatibility with Fast Ethernet network equipment through network

switches from a variety of vendors, including NETGEAR

The GA302T is 802.1p-compliant for frame priority tagging. Using it with

802.1p-compliant switches or routers, it offers a range of traffic prioritization of

Layer 2 frames, providing a higher Quality of Service on high-speed local area

networks.

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