D-Link 4 Port Nway 32 Bit PCI Server Adapter with Port Trunking. D-Link Chipset DFE-580TX Leaflet
Product codes
DFE-580TX
4-port Fast Ethernet Server Card
DFE-580TX
10/100Mbps Server Card
Features
The DFE-580TX is a high-performance, versatile server card designed for very fast server connection. Outfit with 4 Fast
Ethernet ports, the card gives you a 4-port trunk link from a server to a Fast Ethernet switch, providing load-sharing
aggregated bandwidth and redundant backup links, allowing you to cost-effectively run bandwidth-intensive and mission-
critical applications in client-server Windows and Unix environments.
Ethernet ports, the card gives you a 4-port trunk link from a server to a Fast Ethernet switch, providing load-sharing
aggregated bandwidth and redundant backup links, allowing you to cost-effectively run bandwidth-intensive and mission-
critical applications in client-server Windows and Unix environments.
4 Fast Ethernet Ports
Reliable High Performance
Load-sharing Aggregated Bandwidth
With 4 twisted-pair ports running capable of running at full-
duplex, the DFE-580TX provides connection at near Gigabit
speed for servers on your existing Cat. 5 or lower grade
network cable. All 4 ports support 10/100Mbps auto-sensing,
and can be combined into a high-speed trunk transferring data
at up to 800Mbps full-duplex.
duplex, the DFE-580TX provides connection at near Gigabit
speed for servers on your existing Cat. 5 or lower grade
network cable. All 4 ports support 10/100Mbps auto-sensing,
and can be combined into a high-speed trunk transferring data
at up to 800Mbps full-duplex.
The card operates at the PCI Bus Master mode with clock
speed support at up 33/66MHz. It is equipped with 4
independent MAC controllers, allowing each of the 4 ports to
establish an independent full bandwidth segment with the
attached switch. In the unlikely event where one MAC fails,
the remaining controllers will continue to operate,
guaranteeing uninterrupted server connection.
speed support at up 33/66MHz. It is equipped with 4
independent MAC controllers, allowing each of the 4 ports to
establish an independent full bandwidth segment with the
attached switch. In the unlikely event where one MAC fails,
the remaining controllers will continue to operate,
guaranteeing uninterrupted server connection.
You can configure all 4 ports to operate at the load-sharing
mode. In this configuration, the ports share the traffic load to
and from the switch, while the card ensures a balanced load
for each of the ports. This mode guarantees that bottlenecks
are eliminated at peak traffic time.
mode. In this configuration, the ports share the traffic load to
and from the switch, while the card ensures a balanced load
for each of the ports. This mode guarantees that bottlenecks
are eliminated at peak traffic time.
Fail-over Redundant Backups
Priority Queues Support for Quality of Service
Flow Control to Minimize Packet Loss
An alternative is to configure the card with 2 redundant
backed-up load-sharing trunks. One trunk is active, the other
trunk in the stand-by mode. In case if one trunk fails, the other
trunk will provide the backup link. This configuration can be
applied for mission-critical situations, or more common
applications such as video-conference and IP telephony.
backed-up load-sharing trunks. One trunk is active, the other
trunk in the stand-by mode. In case if one trunk fails, the other
trunk will provide the backup link. This configuration can be
applied for mission-critical situations, or more common
applications such as video-conference and IP telephony.
With packet prioritization capability, the card allows traffic to
be queued as critical and non-critical, permitting your server to
run voice over IP, video-conference and multimedia
applications where packets are delivered at best-effort speeds.
be queued as critical and non-critical, permitting your server to
run voice over IP, video-conference and multimedia
applications where packets are delivered at best-effort speeds.
The card's embedded flow control provides a means to protect
against possible data loss during transmission on the network.
When connected to a Fast Ethernet switch that supports flow
control, the card receives signals from the switch regarding
buffer overrun during peak usage periods. The card then
delays transmission until the switch is ready again to accept
new data.
against possible data loss during transmission on the network.
When connected to a Fast Ethernet switch that supports flow
control, the card receives signals from the switch regarding
buffer overrun during peak usage periods. The card then
delays transmission until the switch is ready again to accept
new data.
4 10/100Mbps auto-sensing Fast Ethernet ports
4 with independent MAC controllers
Full/half duplex for each port
32-bit Bus Master data transfer with PC host
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control for fast, reliable data transmission
4 with independent MAC controllers
Full/half duplex for each port
32-bit Bus Master data transfer with PC host
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control for fast, reliable data transmission
Low network command processing overhead
800Mbps server-to-switch trunk
Per-port load-balance/fault-tolerance configuration
Dynamic fail-over function for backup mode
IEEE 802.1p Priority Queues
800Mbps server-to-switch trunk
Per-port load-balance/fault-tolerance configuration
Dynamic fail-over function for backup mode
IEEE 802.1p Priority Queues
DFE-580TX Fast Ethernet server card with 4 10/100Mps
auto-sensing ports
auto-sensing ports