Industry-leading, energy-efficient design
For 10/40GbE performance and multi-core processors
Overview
The Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710 offers both Quad-port 10GbE, and is backwards compatible to 10GbE.
The XL710 is part of the Intel® Ethernet 700 Series, the foundation for server connectivity, providing broad interoperability,
critical performance optimizations, and increased agility for Communications, Cloud, and Enterprise IT network solutions.
• Interoperability
- Multiple speeds and media types for broad compatibility backed by extensive testing and validation.
• Optimization
- Intelligent offloads and accelerators to unlock network performance in servers with Intel® Xeon® processors.
• Agility
- Both Kernel and Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) drivers for scalable packet processing.
Feature:
• Supports 4x10GbE configurations
• PCI Express* (PCIe) v3.0, X8
• Exceptional low-power controllers
• Network Virtualization offloads including VXLAN, GENEVE, NVGRE, MPLS, and VXLAN-GPE with NetworkService Headers (NSH)
• Intel® Ethernet Flow Director for hardware based application traffic steering
• Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) enables increased packet processing efficiency for NFV and Cloud deployments
• Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) optimized for efficient packet processing
• Excellent small packet performance for network appliances and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
• Intelligent offloads to enable high performance on servers with Intel® Xeon® processors
• I/O virtualization innovations for maximum performance in a virtualized server
| Controller-processor | Intel XL710 |
| Bus Type | PCI Express v3.0 (8 GT/s), compatible with x16 slot |
| Connector | RJ45 Copper |
| Data rate | 100Mbps/1000Mbps/10Gbps |
| Cabling Distances | 10GBASE-T： • 100 m on Cat 6A • 55 m on Cat 6 |
| 1000BASE-T： 100 m on Cat 5e, Cat 6 or Cat 6A | |
| 100BASE-T： 100 m on Cat 5e, Cat 6 or Cat 6A | |
| Network Topology | IEEE 802.3 an 10GBASE-T, IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-T |
| IEEE 802.1Q VLAN, IEEE 802.1ad, IEEE 1588, IEEE 802.1as | |
| Virtualization | VXLAN, NVGRE, GENEVE, VXLAN-GPE+NSH, MPLS |
| Physical Interfaces | IEEE802.3: 10GBASE-SR4 and -LR4 |
| Additional Features | VLAN Support |
| Enhanced Transmission Selection (draft IEEE 802.1az) | |
| Jumbo Frame Support—Up to 9.5 KB (9728 Bytes) | |
| Priority Flow Control (draft IEEE 802.1Qbb) | |
| Data Center Bridging (DCB/DCB-X) Support; up to 8 traffic classes | |
| LED Indicators | 10Gbps: Green (always on / flashing) |
| 1000Mbps: Yellow + green(normally lit / flashing) | |
| 100Mbps: Green / Flashing | |
| Operating Systems | Server 2003 / Server 2008 / Vista / Win 7 / Win 8 / Win 10 32-64bit |
| Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2 /2016 R2 | |
| FreeBSD, Linux Stable Kernel, VMware ESX/ESXi |
| Product code | Main products | Accessories | Remarks |
| PO #: ST7221 | XL710 10GbE PCI-E NIC | CD driver | |
| Product manual | |||
| Low-profile end bracket |