This specification defined a high performance PCIe Ethernet adapter which provides two RJ-45 ports for network connection of data rate up to 5Gbps.
The PCIe Gen3 x2 interface enables running at maximum full duplex throughput as well as backward compatible with Gen1/2 PCIe slots.
With this adapter, the network environment permits easy upgrade to 5Gbps network bandwidth over existing Cat 5E network cabling.
PCIe Gen3 x2 form factor
Supports standard and low profile systems
Supports 5-speed 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10Mbps auto negotiation
Runs 5Gbps on Cat 5E cable up to 100m
Supports Wake-On-LAN (WoL)
Up to 16KB jumbo frame
Checksum and TSO offload
Network ARP and NS offload