The Interrupt Device Driver gives you better performance and
eliminates the risk of losing a packet when the system reaction time
is slow. This can happen if the ethernet traffic is high and the user
event function takes very long to process.
When the ethernet controller integrates a small memory
buffer (for example a couple of kilobytes), the interrupt mode is
necessary to prevent possible packet reception problems.
The required functions for implementation of the driver
are:
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