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<p>the host processors, support for multiple receive and transmit queues, partitioning into multiple logical interfaces, and on-controller network traffic processing such as the <a href="page.php?w=TCP_offload_engine">TCP offload engine</a>.</p>

<p><big> Purpose </big></p>
<p>The network controller implements the electronic circuitry required to communicate using a specific <a href="page.php?w=physical_layer">physical layer</a> and <a href="page.php?w=data_link_layer">data link layer</a> standard such as <a href="page.php?w=Ethernet">Ethernet</a> or <a href="page.php?w=Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a>.</p><p>
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