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Specifications: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57XX User Guide
10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications
Performance Specifications
Physical Characteristics
Power Requirements
Environmental Specifications
10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications
Table 1. 10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications
Port Type Connector Media Maximum Distance
10BASE-T RJ-45 Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted pairs (UTP) 100m (328 ft)
100/1000BASE-T1
RJ-45
Category 52 UTP
100m (328 ft)
11000BASE-T signaling requires 4 twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling, as specified in ISO/IEC 11801:1995 and
ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-A (1995) and tested for additional performance using testing procedures defined in TIA/EIA TSB95.
2Category 5 is the minimum requirement. Category 5e and Category 6 are fully supported.
Performance Specifications
Table 2. Performance Specifications
Feature Specification
PCI Type Controllers (Single-Port BCM570X Controllers)
PCI Clock
66 MHz maximum
PCI-X Clock 133 MHz
PCI/PCI-X Data/Address 32-bit and 64-bit
PCI-X Data Burst Transfer Rate
400 Mbit/s (32-bit bus at 100 MHz)
800 Mbit/s (64-bit bus at 100 MHz)
600 Mbit/s (32-bit bus at 100 MHz) - BCM5701/BCM5703 only
1024 Mbit/s (64-bit bus at 100 MHz) - BCM5701/BCM5703 only
PCI Data Burst Transfer Rate
132 Mbit/s (32-bit bus)
264 Mbit/s (64-bit bus)
528 Mbit/s (64-bit bus at 66 MHz)
PCI Modes Master/slave
PCI Express™ Type Controllers (BCM57XX Controllers)
PCI Express Interface
x1 link width
PCI Express Aggregated Bandwidth (transmit and receive) 2.5 Gbps
10/100/1000BASE-T
10/100/1000 Mbps (full-duplex)
Physical Characteristics
Table 3. Physical Characteristics
NIC Type Length Width
PCI 16.6 cm (6.6 in.) 6.45 cm (2.54 in.)
PCI Express 11.2 cm (4.420 in.) 5.08 cm (2.00 in.)