Specifications

Dell PowerEdge T20 Technical Guide 17
6 Networking and PCIe
The Dell PowerEdge T20 offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 2.0-
and 3.0-capable expansion slots.
Integrated NIC controller
The PowerEdge T20 has an integrated Intel Ethernet Connection I217 chip for performance-
enhancing features:
 Cost-optimized single GbE (1GbE)
 Small 6x6 mm quad-flat, no-lead (QFN) package
 Intel power optimizer
 500mW TDP with typical ~ 400mW GbE
 Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
Table 12 outlines additional specifications of the Intel Ethernet Connection I217.
Table 12. Intel Ethernet Connection I217
Features
External connector type
RJ45
Data rates supported
10/100/1000Mbps
Controller bus architecture
PCIe-based interface for S0 state,
SMBus for Sx low power state
Integrated memory
No
Data transfer mode (example Bus-Master DMA)
No
Power consumption (full operation per data rate
connection speed)
535mW (Maximum)
Power consumption (standby operation)
176mW (Maximum)
IEEE standards compliance (example 802.1P)
802.3
Boot ROM support
EEPROM (located in SPI)
Network
transfer mode
Network transfer rate
 10BASE-T (full-duplex) 20Mbps
 100BASE-TX (half-duplex) 100Mbps
 100BASE-TX (full-duplex) 200Mbps
 1000BASE-T (full-duplex) 2000Mbps
10Mb (full/half-duplex)
100Mb (full/half-duplex)
1000Mb (full-duplex)