82596CA Datasheet, PDF (1/76 Pages) Intel Corporation – HIGH-PERFORMANCE 32-BIT LOCAL AREA NETWORK COPROCESSOR

82596CA
HIGH-PERFORMANCE 32-BIT LOCAL
AREA NETWORK COPROCESSOR
Y Performs Complete CSMA CD Medium
Access Control (MAC) Functions
Independently of CPU
IEEE 802 3 (EOC) Frame Delimiting
Y Supports Industry Standard LANs
IEEE TYPE 10BASE-T
IEEE TYPE 10BASE5 (Ethernet )
IEEE TYPE 10BASE2 (Cheapernet)
IEEE TYPE 1BASE5 (StarLAN)
and the Proposed Standard
10BASE-F
Proprietary CSMA CD Networks Up
to 20 Mb s
Y On-Chip Memory Management
Automatic Buffer Chaining
Buffer Reclamation after Receipt of
Bad Frames Optional Save Bad
Frames
32-Bit Segmented or Linear (Flat)
Memory Addressing Formats
Y Network Management and Diagnostics
Monitor Mode
32-Bit Statistical Counters
Y 82586 Software Compatible
Y Self-Test Diagnostics
Y Optimized CPU Interface
Optimized Bus Interface to Intel’s
i486^TMDX i486^TMSX i487^TMSX and
80960CA Processors
33 MHz 25 MHz 20 MHz and 16 MHz
Clock Frequencies
Supports Big Endian and Little
Endian Byte Ordering
Y 32-Bit Bus Master Interface
106 MB s Bus Bandwidth
Burst Bus Transfers
Bus Throttle Timers
Transfers Data at 100% of Serial
Bandwidth
128-Byte Receive FIFO 64-Byte
Transmit FIFO
Y Configurable Initialization Root for Data
Structures
Y High-Speed 5V CHMOS IV
Technology
Y 132-Pin Plastic Quad Flat Pack (PQFP)
and PGA Package
(See Packaging Spec Order No 240800-001
Package Type KU and A)
i486 is a trademark of Intel Corporation
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation
CHMOS is a patented process of Intel Corporation
Figure 1 82596CA Block Diagram
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COPYRIGHT INTEL CORPORATION 1996
October 1995
Order Number 290218-006