瀏覽這一篇介紹文章的PAGE2有談到主機板上的Broadcom 5702這一顆網路晶片也有支援CSA,不曉得應該如何知道網路晶片是以CSA的模式運作的呢?
文章內容節錄於下:
Broadcom 5702 Controller comes with integrated Gigabit Ethernet MAC and PHY layer functions allowing for a Gigabit Ethernet or 10/100 Ethernet design. It provides a standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 1000Base-T, 100Base-TX, and 10Base-T applications (802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab). The controller is capable of transmitting and receiving data at 1000 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, or 10 Mb/s data rates. This chip has a special dedicated network bus known as CSA that is linked directly to the MCH so it doesn't share the I/O traffic with other PCI components. CSA has twice the bandwidth (2Gbps) of a PCI 32 bus (1Gbps). This will reduce latency and improve network performance especially for Gigabit Ethernet