White Paper on GA620/GA620T Gigabit Ethernet Card
Performance
Gigabit Ethernet adapters represent the next step in the evolution of
network performance. The widespread adoption of Fast Ethernet at the desktop
has created a bottleneck at the server, specifically at the Server adapter. Some
companies have created Server adapters with multiple 100 Mbps connections,
while others have populated several PCI slots with 100 Mbps adapters to boost
Server bandwidth beyond Fast Ethernet. Gigabit Ethernet delivers performance
beyond these aggregation band-aids, by delivering speeds approaching 1 Gbps.
Network Configurations
Due to the fact that Servers benefit most from Gigabit speeds, the adapter
card drivers are optimized for that environment. In most networks, the server
distributes information to multiple clients. For this reason, the driver has been
optimized to perform best in a one-to-many environment. Using the test program
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