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IBM’s Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA) integrated 2-Port 10/100/1000 Based-TX PCI-E IOA supports
checksum offloading, 9000-byte jumbo frames (1 Gigabit only) and LSO - Large Send Offload (IPv4
only). These adapters do not require an IOP to be installed in conjunction with the IOA.
Additionally, each physical port has 16 logical ports that may be assigned to other partitions and
allows each partition to utilize the same physical port simultaneously with the following limitation:
one logical port, per physical port, per partition.
checksum offloading, 9000-byte jumbo frames (1 Gigabit only) and LSO - Large Send Offload (IPv4
only). These adapters do not require an IOP to be installed in conjunction with the IOA.
Additionally, each physical port has 16 logical ports that may be assigned to other partitions and
allows each partition to utilize the same physical port simultaneously with the following limitation:
one logical port, per physical port, per partition.
Communications Performance Highlights for IBM i Operation System 6.1:
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Additional enhancement in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in the following areas:
1. Advanced Sockets APIs
2. Path MTU Discovery
3. Correspondent Node Mobility Support
4. Support of Privacy extensions to stateless address auto-configuration
5. Virtual IP address,
6. Multicast Listener Discovery v2 support
7. Router preferences and more specific route advertisement support
8. Router load sharing.
1. Advanced Sockets APIs
2. Path MTU Discovery
3. Correspondent Node Mobility Support
4. Support of Privacy extensions to stateless address auto-configuration
5. Virtual IP address,
6. Multicast Listener Discovery v2 support
7. Router preferences and more specific route advertisement support
8. Router load sharing.
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Additional enhancement in Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) in the following areas:
1. Remote access proxy fault tolerance
2. IGMP v3 support for IPv4 multicast.
1. Remote access proxy fault tolerance
2. IGMP v3 support for IPv4 multicast.
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Large Send Offload support was implemented for Host Ethernet Adapter ports on Internet Protocol
version 4 (IPv4).
version 4 (IPv4).
5.1 System i Ethernet Solutions
The need for communication between computer systems has grown over the last decades, and TCP/IP
over Ethernet has grown with it. We currently have arrived where different factors influence the
capabilities of the Ethernet. Some of these influences can come from the cabling and adapter type
chosen. Limiting factors can be the capabilities of the hub or switch used, the frame size you are able to
transmit and receive, and the type of connection used. The System i server is capable of transmitting and
receiving data at speeds of 10 megabits per second (10 Mbps) to 10 gigabits per second (10 Gbps or 10
000 Mbps) using an Ethernet IOA. Functions such as full duplex also enhance the communication speeds
and the overall performance of Ethernet.
over Ethernet has grown with it. We currently have arrived where different factors influence the
capabilities of the Ethernet. Some of these influences can come from the cabling and adapter type
chosen. Limiting factors can be the capabilities of the hub or switch used, the frame size you are able to
transmit and receive, and the type of connection used. The System i server is capable of transmitting and
receiving data at speeds of 10 megabits per second (10 Mbps) to 10 gigabits per second (10 Gbps or 10
000 Mbps) using an Ethernet IOA. Functions such as full duplex also enhance the communication speeds
and the overall performance of Ethernet.
Table 5.1 contains a list of Ethernet input/output adapters that are used to create the results in this chapter.
No
Yes
No
Yes
10000
IBM 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X
573A
2
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
1000
IBM 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-e
7
5768
2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
10 / 100 / 1000
IBM 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-e
7
5767
1
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
1000
IBM 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X
7
5707
2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
10 / 100 / 1000
IBM 2-Port 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X
7
5706
1
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
10 / 100 / 1000
IBM 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X
5701
1
No
Yes
No
Yes
1000
IBM Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X
5700
2
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
10 / 100
10/100 Mbps Ethernet
2849
1
Half
Full
Duplex mode capability
Operations
Console
supported
Jumbo
frames
supported
Speed
6
(Mbps)
Description
CCIN
3
Ethernet input/output adapters
Table 5.1
IBM i 6.1 Performance Capabilities Reference - January/April/October 2008
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