Product DescriptionNortel Fast Ethernet Interface Module
Network adapter - 100 Mbps - Fast Ethernet, AG2204015 AG-2204015 AG2-204015 AG220401-5,
The four-port 10/100 megabits per second (Mbps) and the four-port 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Intelligent Link Interface (ILI) modules from Nortel Networks provide high-performance, highly available connectivity to support a wide range of applications that include: High-density 10/100 Mbps connectivity uplinks from Layer 2/Layer 3 switches; High-bandwidth server connection in collapsed backbones; High-performance multiprotocol routing between virtual LANs (VLANs) via 802.1q; Network center routing for access to a corporate backbone.
The increased bandwidth being deployed in today's local area networks (LANs) drives demand for higher-density 10/100 Mbps routing modules. Nortel Networks' new ILI modules for the Backbone Node (BN) router family offer a six-fold increase in performance over previous Fast Routing Engine (FRE) processor modules. Nortel Networks' new high-performance ILIs combine the new FRE4-PPC with new 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Link Modules. The FRE4-PPC provides a significant performance increase. It is optimized for the high data rates achieved on multiple 100 Mbps LAN interfaces. The FRE4-PPC incorporates patentable technology to achieve this goal. Two high-performance ILIs are available with the new FRE4-PPC; the 10/100 Mbps TX ILI with four autosensing copper ports (10/100BASE-TX) and the 100 Mbps FX ILI with four fiber ports (100BASE-FX). Both of these interfaces support high-performance, full-duplex operations. The FRE4-PPC uses a 266 megahertz (MHz) PPC750 microprocessor. The FRE4-PPC can be configured with local memory options of 32, 64, or 128 MB. The FRE4-PPC and associated ILIs are supported in Nortel Networks' Routing Services (BayRS) v13.20 software, which is available with either 16 MB or 32 MB Flash cards for the BN router. Nortel Networks BN routers, configured with FRE4 ILIs and running the award-winning BayRS software, provide a high-performance networking solution for today's most demanding networks. 
