PCI Express X8 Network adapter adopts Intel a high performance 10G network controller ELX550-AT2, By providing unparalleled features of virtualization, flexible features, and proven reliable performance, it solves the high requirements of the generation data center, it has dual 10Gbps RJ45 port which can setup a long-distance link with a file server or a remote workstation.
Specification
PCIe interface 3.0 8.0GT /s, 5.0GT /s and 2.5GT /s
Two independent 10GBASE-T interfaces are used to connect the two X550 ports to external devices.
Each 10GBASE-T interface can operate at any of the following speeds:
10 Gb/s, 10GBASE-T mode
5 Gb/s, NBASE-T mode
2.5 Gb/s, NBASE-T mode
1 Gb/s, 1000BASE-T mode
100 Mb/s, 100BASE-TX mode
10 GbE/1 GbE/100 Mb/s copper PHYs integrated on-chip
Network Interfaces
IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interface for 10GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX (IEEE 802.3 an, 802.3 ab, 802.3 u)
NBASE-T technology support for 2.5G bE and 5.0G bE (pre-IEEE 802.3 bz)
Integrated Copper 10GBASE-T PHYs
NBASE-T technology support (IEEE 802.3 bzready)
802.3 az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) support
Provides 2.5G bE and 5.0G bE link speeds over CAT5e/CAT6 cabling deployments.
Firmware upgradable to IEEE 802.3 bz¹
IEEE 1588 Protocol and IEEE 802.1AS Implementation
Support jumbo frames of up to 15.5 KB
MDIO interface Clause 45: Y (internally)
VLAN Support:
IEEE 801.1Q (VLAN)
IEEE 802.1 ad (Double VLAN)
Automatic Cross-over Detection Function
(MDI/MDI-X)
I/O Features for Multi-core Processor Systems
Networking
Specifications
Port Configuration: Dual
Data Rate Per Port: 10/5/ 2.5 /1GbE (NBASE-T in Linux Only)
System Interface Type: PCIe v 3.0 ( 8.0 GT/s)
NC Sideband Interface: Yes
Jumbo Frames Supported: Yes
Interfaces Supported: 100Base-T, 1000Base-T, 10GBase-T
Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity
Flexible Port Partitioning Yes
Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq): Yes
PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable: Yes
Advanced Technologies
Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c)VMDq, SR-IOV
Fiber Channel over Ethernet Yes
MACsec IEEE 802.1 AE No
IEEE 1588 Yes
Supported Under Intel vPro TechnologyNo
iWARP/RDMA No
Intel Ethernet Power Management Yes
Intel Data Direct I/O Technology Yes
Intelligent OffloadsYes
Storage Over EthernetiSCSI, FCoE, NFS
OS Support:
Windows* Client: 7/8/ 8.1 /10/11;
Windows* Server: 2008R2/2012/2012R2/2016/2019/2022
WinPE 3.0 (2008 R2 PE), WinPE 4.0 (2012 PE), WinPE 5.0 (2012 R2 PE)
Linux: RHEL 9.2, 9.1 & 8.8, 8.7, RHEL8. x ( 8.6 and previous), SLES15 SP4, SLES 15 SP3 and previous, SLES12 SP5, SLES12 SP4 and Previous, Ubuntu* 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu* 20.04 LTS, Debian*11, FreeBSD*13 / 12.3 / 12.2 and Previous, Linux Stable Kernel version 2.6 /3. x, Linux Stable Kernel version 4. x, UEFI 2.1, UEFI 2.3, UEFI 2.4, VMware ESXi 5.5 / 6.0
Package content
1 x PCIe Network card
1 x Users Manual
1 x CD Driver
1 x Low profile bracket