D-Link DGE-500SX User Manual
DGE-500SX
Giga-Ether Adapter
User’s Guide
Rev. 01 (September, 1999)
6DGE500SX.01
Printed in Taiwan
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing the D-Link DGE-500SX Giga-Ether adapter for PCI Bus-equipped
personal computers. The DGE-500SX is ideal for speeding up data transfers for network
servers and other computers, such as those used for video-conferencing, that send and/or
receive large amounts of data. The DGE-500SX also includes the newest networking
technologies, such as VLAN and multicasting support, that use network bandwidth more
efficiently and further help the card maximize data throughput.
System Requirements
The host computer or server using the DGE-500SX needs to meet the following minimum requirements:
• Processor
• Memory
• PCI slot
• BIOS
• Network connection
• Operating System
– Pentium-class CPU or higher
– 32MB RAM (Linux only), all other NOSs require 64 MB RAM
– 32- or 64-bit PCI Local Bus Slot Rev. 2.1 or later
(please refer to the motherboard User’s Guide)
– Latest BIOS (Contact the PC manufacturer or BIOS manufacturer’s website to verify)
– an IEEE 802.3z-compliant gigabit switch, modular switch port or buffered
repeater
– One of the following:
Windows 95 (OSR2)
Windows 98
Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5)
Windows NT 2000 Beta 3
Linux OS Kernel v2.0/2.2
Novell Netware v3.12, Support Pack 312PTD
Novell Netware v3.2
Novell Netware v4.1 1, Support Pack 5
Novell Netware v4.2
Novell Netware v5.0
Gigabit Ethernet Technology
Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethe rnet utilizing the same packe t structure ,
format, and support for CSMA/CD protocol, full duplex, and management objects, but with a
tenfold increase in theoretical throughput over 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and a one hundredfold increase over 10Mbps Ethernet. Since it is compatible with all 10Mbps and 100Mbps
Ethernet environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a straightforward upgrade without
wasting a company’s exist ing investment in hardware, software, and trained personnel.
The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by Gigabit Ethernet is essential to co ping
with the network bottlenecks that frequently develop as computers and their busses get
faster and more users use applications that generate more traffic. Upgrading key
components, such as your backbone and servers to Gigabit Ethernet can greatly improve
network response times as well as significantly speed up the traffic between your subnets.
Gigabit Ethernet enables fast optical fiber connections to support video conferencing,
complex imaging, and similar data-intensive applications. Likewise, since data transfers
occur 10 times faster than Fast Ethe rnet, servers outfitte d with Gigabit Ethernet N IC’s are
able to perform 10 times the number of operations in the same a mount of time.
In addition, the phenomenal bandwidth delivered by Gigabit Ethernet is the most costeffective method to take advantage of today and tomorrow’s rapidly improving switching and
routing internetworking technologies. And with expected advances in the coming years in
silicon technology and digital signal processing that will enable Gigabit Ethernet to
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eventually operate over unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling, outfitting your network with
a powerful 1000Mbps-capable backbone/server connection creates a flexible foundation for
the next generation of network technology products.
The DGE-500SX
Speed
The DGE-500SX transmits and rece ives data at o ne g igabit pe r secon d ( 1Gbps or 1000Mbps).
Its full-duplex (only) operation mode enables it to transmit and receive data simultaneously,
effectively doubling the amount of data being handled and giving it an actual top speed of
2Gbps. This huge amount of throughput can be used to connect highly active or bandwidthhogging computers and servers directly to your network either through a switch port on your
backbone, or through a departmental switch. The DGE-500SX also includes very large (96
KB) data buffers designed to significantly increase network performance by virtually
eliminating buffer overruns.
PCI Interface
The DGE-500SX attaches to the host compu ter via the fast and efficient PCI bus. The host
PCI slot can be either 32- or 64-bit, an d should be compliant with PCI v2.1 or later. Make
sure the host computer has a 64-bit PCI bus in order to take advantage of the full-duplex
speed enhancement.
VLAN
In addition, the DGE-550SX u ses th e f ollo w ing adv anc ed f eatu re s to max imize th e utilizatio n
of the PCI bus and reduce overhead on the system CPU:
Bus Master technology - the NIC masters the PCI bus, freeing the CPU
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from PCI bus management duties.
Direct Memory Access (DMA) – enables the NIC to write directly to the
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system memory, freeing the CPU from many memory management duties.
Burst transfers – full bandwidth packet bursting across the PCI bus
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increases the throughput for small packets by coalescing transfers.
Memory buffers - Dual transmit and receive FIFO buffers allow for
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simultaneous reading and writing of data.
The DGE-500SX supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging and filtering at the chip level, and
works with any IEEE 802.1Q compliant switch. The IEEE 802.1Q standard describes a
methodology by which packets of data going through networking devices can be inserted
with, or stripped of, VLAN identification information. VLANs can increase the efficiency and
provide extra security for your network.
Product Features
Designed for versatility and performance, the DGE-500SX adapter provides the following features:
Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX Gigabit Ethernet standards and IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
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standards.
Plug-and-Play installation.
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Maximum 1Gbps (1000Mbps) transmit and 1Gbps receive for a total of 2Gbps data throughput.
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Full-duplex operation only.
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PCI v2.2 compliant.
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