Industry-leading, energy-efficient design
For 10/40GbE performance and multi-core processors.
Overview
The Intel® Ethernet Controller XL710 offers both Dual-port 40GbE, 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 2 x 40GbE 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 |
| Connector | QSFP+ Fiber |
| 40GBASE-SR, 40GBASE-LR，4000BASE-SX，4000BASE-LX | |
| Xlppi interface supports 40Gbase-R PCS and 40 Gigabit PMA for connection to SFP+ 40Gbase SR4 / 40Gbase-LR4, 40G direct connection cable, 2 x 40G. | |
| Data rate | 40000 Mbps |
| Jumbo Frame | up to 9.5 KB |
| Network Topology | IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet, VXLAN / NVGRE, 802.1q VLAN |
| IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1az, IEEE 802.1Qbg, IEEE 802.1Qbh | |
| QSFP+ Fiber 40Gigabit Ethernet, 40Gbase-SR4 (850nm LAN PHY) | |
| QSFP+ Fiber 40Gigabit Ethernet, 40Gbase-LR4 (1310nm LAN PHY) | |
| Advanced Features | VXLAN, NVGRE, GENEVE, VXLAN-GPE+NSH, MPLS |
| Physical Interfaces | Support PXE, Jumbo frame, iSCSI, DPDK, FCo, EWOL |
| 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 | 40G: Yellow LINK on; Blue ACT-blink |
| 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 #: ST7225 | XL710 40GbE QSFP+ NIC | CD driver | |
| Product manual | |||
| Low-profile end bracket |