RTL8029AS Realtek PCI Full-Dup

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The RTL8029AS controller is an NE2000 compatible Ethernet Controller for PCI  interface. Taking
the  benefit  of  PCI's  high  throughput  rate,  the RTL8029AS  controller  offers  a  32-bit  data  path  to
highly  improve  the  data  transfer  rate  compared with  traditional Ethernet  card  on  ISA, EISA  and
MCA  bus.  Due  to  the  additional  benefits  of  PCI,  the  RTL8029AS  controller  provides  a  low
maintaining  cost  network  environment without  usage  barriers. The Auto-configuration  function  of
PCI can  relieve  the users  from pains of  taking care  the system  resource conflict. The RTL8029AS
controller also supports full-duplex and power down features. With three levels power down control
features,  the  RTL8029AS  controller  is  made  to  be  an  ideal  choice  of  the  network  device  for  a
GREEN PCI PC system. The full-duplex function enables simultaneously transmission and reception
on  the  twisted-pair  link  to a  full-duplex Ethernet switching hub. This  feature not only  increases  the
channel bandwidth  from 10  to 20 Mbps but also avoids  the performance degrading problem due  to
the channel contention characteristics of the Ethernet CSMA/CD protocol.