The role of the adapter:
1, serial / parallel conversion
2, the data cache
3, operating system installation of the device driver in the computer
4, Ethernet protocol
Technical characteristics of the 100BASE-T:
1, the data transmission rate 100mbps baseband transmission
2, each of a maximum length UTP 100m
3, a passage connecting hub4 allow, at most five-segment transmission medium
4, star topology
5, access control CSMA / CD
6, a variable frame length, the maximum 1518 bytes
7, the maximum transmission distance of 500m