Backward compatible 10GBASE-T network adapter

simplifies migration to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)

Key Features

• OCP NIC 3.0 Small Form Factor

• Backward compatible with existing 1000BASE-T networks

• Supports NBASE-T technology (2.5 and 5GbE over CAT5e)

• Standard CAT6a cabling with RJ45 connectors

• Low cost, low power, 10GbE performance for the entire data center

• Flexible I/O virtualization for port partitioning and quality of service (QoS) of up to 64 virtual ports

• Single-chip solution with integrated MAC + PHY

• PCIe 3.0 with up to 8.0GT/s

Overview

The OCP 3.0 Intel X550-T2 Dual-Port 10G Ethernet adapter defines a standardized design for a new generation of network adapters. It supports a wide range of system configurations to meet customer needs and workload requirements. 

The many port and speed combinations available simplify validation It uses the PCIe 3.0 x4 bus and provides two 10G RJ45 ports for the optimize server workloads such as Network Functions Virtualizations (NFV), storage, HPC-AI and hybrid cloud.

• OCP NIC 3.0 Small Form Factor 

• PCI-Express host interface specification v3.0, PCI-Express lanes: x4  

• Complies with PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification Rev1.2

• Complies with dual port 10GbE RJ45 port 

• Operate Speeds: 10Gb/s, 5Gb/s, 2.5Gb/s, 1Gb/s, 100Mb/s

• 10GBASE-T as per the IEEE 802.3an standard

• 1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX as per the IEEE Standard 802.3-2012

• NBASE-T as per the IEEE P802.3bz/D1.1 Draft Standard for Ethernet Amendment

• Half duplex at 10/100Mbp operation and full duplex operation at all supported speeds

• Layer 2 functions: IEEE 802.3x Flow Control - IEEE 802.1q VLAN

• Supports Receive-side scaling (RSS)

• Supports IPv 4, IPv 6 protocols

• Supports Jumbo Frames up to 15.5K

• Supports UDP.TCP and IP Checksum offloading 

• 128 transmit queues

• Statistics for management and RMON

• Support for 64 virtual machines per port (64VMs x2 queues)

• Support for Data Center Bridging(DCB)(802.1Qaz,802.1Qbb,802.1p)

• Interrupt throttling control to limit maximum interrupt rate and improve CPU usage