The DP83902A Serial Network Interface Controller for Twisted Pair (ST-NIC) is a microCMOS VLSI device designed for easy implementation of CSMA CD local area networks These include Ethernet (10BASE5) Thin Ethernet (10BASE2) and Twisted-pair Ethernet (10BASE-T) The overall ST-NIC solution provides the Media Access Control (MAC) and Encode-Decode (ENDEC) with an AUI interface and 10BASE-T transceiver functions in accordance with the IEEE 802 3 standards