82598EB Datasheet, PDF (12/596 Pages) Intel Corporation – Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Datasheet

ASF
b/w
BMC
Acronym
CML
CSR
DCA
DFT
DHCP
DMTF
FW
GPIO
HW
IEEE
IP
IP Address
IPC
IPMI
LAN
LOM
MAC
MAC Address
MAUI
Intel^® 82598EB 10 GbE Controller - Terminology and Acronyms
Description
Alert Standard Format. The manageability protocol specification defined by the DMTF.
Bandwidth.
Baseboard Manageability Controller. The general name for an external TCO controller,
relevant only in TCO Mode.
Current Mode Logic.
Control and Status Register. Usually refers to a hardware register.
Direct Cache Access.
Design for Testability.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol that enables a client to receive a
temporary IP address over the network from a remote server.
The international organization responsible for managing and maintaining the ASF
specification.
Firmware. Also known as embedded software.
General Purpose I/O.
Hardware.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Internet Protocol. The protocol within TCP/IP that governs the breakup and reassembly of
data messages into packets and the packet routing within the network.
The 4-byte or 16-byte address that designates the Ethernet controller within the IP
communication protocol. This address is dynamic and can be updated frequently during
runtime.
Inter-Processor Communication.
Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification.
Local Area Network. Also known as the Ethernet.
LAN on Motherboard.
Media Access Controller.
The 6-byte address that designates Ethernet controller within the Ethernet protocol. This
address is constant and unique per Ethernet controller.
Medium Attachment Unit Interface.
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