Iphase (Interphase Corp. ) : 5515

PCI ATM Adapter

The 5515 provides full duplex ATM connectivity for most PCI-compliant systems, from PC-clones to Power Macintoshes to powerful multiprocessing servers. The adapter supports Windows NT, Novell NetWare and Apple MacOS environments. Because network managers have a substantial investment in cable plant, ATM adapters must provide broad support for installed cable. The Interphase 5515 PCI ATM adapter can connect stations over ATM using multimode fiber, single-mode fiber, or Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair copper cable. Features are:

• Provides a Full Duplex, 155 Mbits/sec ATM Network Connection for PCI-based Systems
• Broad Platform Compatibility with Native Support for Microsoft Windows NT, Novell NetWare and Apple MacOS
• Multimode Fiber, Single-mode Fiber, and UTP Copper Media Options
• Connectivity to Existing Legacy LANs via ATM Forum-compatible LAN Emulation and
• RFC 1577 (Classical IP over ATM)
• ATM Forum UNI 3.0/3.1 Signaling
• Supports Up to 2,048 User Configurable Virtual Channel Identifiers (VCIs)
• Traffic Shaping via Cell Scheduling and VC-independent Buffering
• Hardware-based (Segmentation and Reassembly) SAR for Enhanced Performance
• Performance ASICs Deliver Optimum DMA Transfers Without CPU Intervention Allowing Maximized Performance When Network Demand is High
• 128K, 512K, and 1MB Packet RAM Options Allow for Optimization of Client or Server Configurations
• CellView(tm) Graphical Management Software

Documentation used to be available at:
http://www.iphase.com/Public/Products/Technology/ATM/