This PCI Express controller with Base-T copper networking interface,
provides compact, single-port integrated multi-gigabit (up to 2.5G) -
MDI (Copper) standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 2500BASE-T,
1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-TE connections (IEEE 802.3,
802.3u, 802.3ab).
Supports the IEEE 802.3az EEE standard so that during
periods of low network activity, EEE reduces the power
consumption of an Ethernet connection by negotiating
with the switch port to transition to a low power idle
(LPI) state.
This capability reduces power dramatically, saving power
on both the network and the switch ports. When
increased traffic is detected, the controller and the switch
quickly come back to full power to handle the increased
traffic. EEE is supported for 2500BASE-T, 1000BASE-T
and 100BASE-TX.Intel Active Management Technology support
when connected to a system with Intel vPro
technology, directly as LAN on motherboard, or via a
Thunderbolt device.
Supports a total of 32 individually configurable flexible
filters. Filters can be used for wake-up or proxying when
in D3 state or for queueing when in D0 state.
Secure Flexible Firmware Architecture
Flexible Firmware Architecture with Secure NVM Update
protects the flash from external unauthorized software
programming. The Intel® Ethernet Controller I226 also
supports Dynamic Firmware Updating that enables
Firmware Updates without the need for a system reboot.
Four Software Definable Pins (SDPs) enable additional
design customization for embedded platforms. SDPs can
be used for IEEE 1588 auxiliary device connections, to
enable/disable the device, and for other miscellaneous
hardware or software-control purposes. These pins
can be individually configured to act as either standard
inputs, General-Purpose Interrupt (GPI) input or output
pins, as well as the default value of all pins configured
as outputs. One SDP is dedicated, and three are shared
with the JTAG interface.
Network Interfaces :Integrated MAC + BASE-T PHY.
MDI (Copper) standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 2500BASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-TE
applications (802.3, 802.3u, 802.3bz, and 802.3ab).