Dell PowerEdge T20 Technical Guide 166 Networking and PCIeThe Dell PowerEdge T20 offers balanced, scalable I/O capabilities, including integrated PCIe 2.0-and 3.0-capable expansion slots.Integrated NIC controllerThe PowerEdge T20 has an integrated Intel Ethernet Connection I217 chip for performance-enhancing features:• Cost-optimized single GbE (1GbE)• Small 6x6mm quad-flat, no-leads (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 I217FeaturesExternal connector type RJ45Data rates supported 10/100/1000MbpsController bus architecture PCIe-based interface for S0 state,SMBus for Sx low power stateIntegrated memory NoData transfer mode (example Bus-Master DMA) NoPower consumption (full operation per data rateconnection speed) 535mW (Maximum)Power consumption (standby operation) 176mW (Maximum)IEEE standards compliance (example 802.1P) 802.3Boot ROM support EEPROM (located in SPI)Networktransfer modeNetwork transfer rate• 10BASE-T (full-duplex) 20Mbps• 100BASE-TX (half-duplex) 100Mbps• 100BASE-TX (full-duplex) 200Mbps• 1000BASE-T (full-duplex) 2000Mbps10Mb (full/half-duplex)100Mb (full/half-duplex)1000Mb (full-duplex)Environmental Operating temperature 0° to 85°C (32° to 185°F)