Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver

Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit

The pace_size parameter (see Table 2-6) defines the maximum number of back-to-back packets you can transmit at one time. If the value is zero, there is no limit to the number of back-to-back packets that can be transmitted.

Table 2-6 Back-to-back Packet Transmission Capability

Parameter 

Values 

pace_size

1 to 255 = Number of back-to-back packets transmitted at one time 

 

0 = No limit to the number of back-to-back packets that can be transmitted (default)