Functional Architecture Intel
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Server Board S5500BC TPS
Intel order number: E42249-009 Revision 1.8
IPMI MC pass-through; multi-drop NC-SI
TimeSync offload compliant with 802.1AS specification
3.5.2 Intel
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82567 Gigabit Network Connection Physical Layer Transceiver (PHY)
The Intel
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82567 Gigabit Network Transceiver is a single-port Gigabit Network Layer
Transceiver (PHY) that connects to the Media Access Controller (MAC) through a dedicated
interconnect. The 82567 Gigabit Network Network PHY
technology, and supports operation at data rates of 10/100/1000 Mb/s. The Intel
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82567 Gigabit
Network Transceiver works with ICH10 that incorporates and integrates the MAC, which is
referred to as the ICH10 LAN. The Intel
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82567 Gigabit Network Transceiver interfaces with the
MAC through two interfaces:
Gigabit LAN Connect Interface (GLCI): A high-speed serial interface based on 802.3
serializer deserializer
LAND Connect Interface (LCI): A low-speed proprietary parallel bus.
The 82567 Gigabit Network Transceiver operates using both interfacesthe GLCI for 1000Mb/s
traffic and the LC for all other traffic types.
3.5.3 MAC Address Definition
Each Intel
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Server Board S5500BC has the following four MAC addresses assigned to it at the
Intel factory.
NIC 1 MAC address
NIC 2 MAC address Assign the NIC 1 MAC address +1
BMC LAN Channel MAC address Assign the NIC 1 MAC address +2
Intel
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Remote Management Module 3 (Intel
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RMM3) MAC address Assign the NIC 1
MAC address +3
During the manufacturing process, each server board will have a white MAC address sticker
placed on the top of the NIC 1 port. The sticker displays the NIC 1 MAC address in both bar
code and alphanumeric formats, and displays the Intel
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RMM3 MAC address in alphanumeric
format. The NIC2 will work as a management port on the board.
3.6 Integrated Baseboard Management Controller
The ServerEngines* LLC Pilot II Integrated BMC is provided by an embedded ARM9 controller
and associated peripheral functionality that is required for IPMI-based server management.
Firmware usage of these hardware features is platform-dependant. The Integrated BMC on the
Intel
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Server Board S5500BC contains the following integrated functionality:
Server Class Super I/O functionality includes:
Keyboard Style/BT interface for BMC support
One Fully Functional Serial Ports, compatible with the 16C550
Serial IRQ Support