http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Bigfoot_Networks/KillerNIC_M1
Mrezna kartica sa procesorom i svojom memorijom…
Zanimljivo bi bilo to isprobati na AA
Technical Specifications from KillerNIC:
* Data Rates: 10/100/1000 Ethernet Fast Ethernet Controller
* 400 MHz Network Processing Unit
* Integrated Memory: 64MB DDR PC2100
* IEEE Compliance: 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3z
* Data Path Width: 32-bit PCI
* Data Transfer Mode: Bus-master DMA
General:
* Connectors: RJ-45
* Port: USB2.0
* Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista
* Typical Power Consumption: 5-10W
The reason why the card can handle all of the network traffic without using CPU or operating system resources is because the card itself is a small Linux PC with its own NPU and RAM. Features such as LLR, MaxFPS, FNA, are all made possible through the use of the 400 MHz processor and 64 MB memory capable of running a stripped down version of Linux. Besides the NPU and the RAM the card features an LLR ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) which essentially controls packets flow and makes sure that the proper action is applied to every packets received or transmitted from the card. LLR ASIC is essentially the backbone with the NPU and RAM as its main resources.
