Product Features

■ Optimum Integration for Lowest Cost Solution

—Integrated IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible PHY

—Glueless 32-bit PCI master interface

—128 Kbyte Flash interface

—Thin BGA 15mm2 package

—ACPI and PCI Power Management

—Power management event on “interesting” packets and link status change support

—Test Access Port

■ High Performance Networking Functions

—Chained memory structure similar to the 82559,82558, 82557, and 82596

—Improved dynamic transmit chaining with multiple priorities transmit queues

—Full Duplex support at both 10 and 100 Mbps

—IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation support

—3 Kbyte transmit and 3 Kbyte receive FIFOs

—Fast back-to-back transmission support with minimum interframe spacing

—IEEE 802.3x 100BASE-TX Flow Control support

—Low Power Features

—Low power 3.3 V device

—Efficient dynamic standby mode

—Deep power down support

—Clockrun protocol support