Wireless and connectivity functions are provided by an Intel integrated Ethernet port and wireless LAN plus Bluetooth 4.0 support.

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For instance, it uses Nortel Ethernet switches in the LAN.

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This technology is also being readied for metropolitan- and wide-area networks, breaking away from Ethernet's roots in the LAN.

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It also features a dual gigabit Intel LAN subsystem to enable link aggregation to improve Ethernet throughput, and Intel Smart Response Technology for optional SSD caching.

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