Introduction

Time for a bandwidth upgrade? Choose 3Com 3C996SX gigabit fiber-SX server NICs and guard against interference, packet snooping, and signal degradation-ideal for long cabling distances, high-security LANs, and noisy environments. Plus, these NICs deliver an impressive throughput boost, advanced server features, and more.

Features

• Tenfold throughput boost: accelerate Fast Ethernet server connections to 1000 Mbps.
  
• Fiber-optic cabling supports data security and unlimited throughput.
  
• Automatic link aggregation and failover let you install multiple NIC connections.
  
• Advanced server features maximize availability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
  
• 64-bit PCI and PCI-X support: faster transmissions with lower CPU utilization.
  
• Centralized, standards-compliant management lowers network administration time and total cost of ownership.
  
• TCP/UDP/IP checksum offloads reduce host CPU load for improved system performance.
  
• PCI Hot-Plug lets you remove/replace server NICs without taking the server offline.

Specifications

• Media: 1000BASE-SX
• Connector: SC
• Bus: 32-/64-bit, 33/66 MHz PCI; 32-/64-bit, 33/66/100/133 MHz PCI-X
• Operating distance: 1000BASE-SX: 850 nm multimode up to 500 m (1,640 ft) full-duplex. 220 m with 62.5/125 um multimode fiber cable and 500 m with 50/125 um multiMode fiber cable.
• IEEE compliance: 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3z, 802.1Q, 802.3ad
• Standards compliance: PC 99, WfM 1.1a/2.0, ACPI 1.0, DMI 2.0, WBEM, CIM, WMI, PXE 2.0, BIS, RIS, EFI, SDG 3.0
• Drivers: Linux 2.2, 2.4; Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0; Novell NetWare 6.x, 5.x, 4.2; UnixWare 7; OpenServer 5; Sun Solaris X86
• Management: Any SNMP management platform