AM79C971 - Advanced Micro Devices

AM79C971 PCnet-FAST Single-Chip Full-Duplex 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Controller for PCI Local Bus

The Am79C971 controller is a single-chip 32-bit full-duplex, 10/100-Megabit per second (Mbps) highlyintegrated Ethernet system solution, designed to address high-performance system application requirements. It is a flexible bus mastering device that can be used in any application, including network-ready PCs and bridge/router designs. The bus master architec.

Features

ompliant solution — Automatic Twisted-Pair receive polarity detection and correction — Internal 10BASE-T transceiver with Smart Squelch to Twisted-Pair medium — IEEE 802.3-compliant auto-negotiable 10BASE-T interface s Supports General Purpose Serial Interface (GPSI) s Media Independent Interface (MII) for connecting external 10- or 100-Megabit per second (Mbps) transceivers — IEEE 802.3-compliant MII — Intelligent Auto-Poll™ external PHY status monitor and interrupt — Includes intelligent on-chip Network Port Manager that provides auto-port selection between MII, on-chip 10BASE-T port, and AU.