The NIC may use one or more of the following techniques to indicate the availability of packets to transfer: Polling is where the CPU examines the status of the peripheral under program control. ASRock X99 WS-E10G Realtek Audio may use one or more of the following techniques to transfer packet data: This removes load from the CPU but requires more logic on the card. In addition, a packet buffer on the NIC may not be required and latency can be[…]
