GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The RTL8029AS controller is an NE2000 compatible Ethernet Controller for PCI? interface. Taking
the? benefit? of? PCI's? high? throughput? rate,? the RTL8029AS? controller? offers? a? 32-bit? data? path? to
highly? improve? the? data? transfer? rate? compared with? traditional Ethernet? card? on? ISA, EISA? and
MCA? bus.? Due? to? the? additional? benefits? of? PCI,? the? RTL8029AS? controller? provides? a? low
maintaining? cost? network? environment without? usage? barriers. The Auto-configuration? function? of
PCI can? relieve? the users? from pains of? taking care? the system? resource conflict. The RTL8029AS
controller also supports full-duplex and power down features. With three levels power down control
features,? the? RTL8029AS? controller? is? made? to? be? an? ideal? choice? of? the? network? device? for? a
GREEN PCI PC system. The full-duplex function enables simultaneously transmission and reception
on? the? twisted-pair? link? to a? full-duplex Ethernet switching hub. This? feature not only? increases? the
channel bandwidth? from 10? to 20 Mbps but also avoids? the performance degrading problem due? to
the channel contention characteristics of the Ethernet CSMA/CD protocol.