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Intel® Ethernet Converged Network

Adapters XL710 10/40 GbE

Extending Intel® Virtualization Technology beyond Server

Virtualization to the Network with Hardware Optimizations

and Offloads for the Rapid Provisioning of Networks in an

Agile Data Center

Product Overview

Intel continues its legacy of Ethernet leadership by introducing a 10/40

gigabit family of adapters powered by, the Intel® Ethernet XL710 Controller,

codenamed Fortville.

The XL710 adapter family addresses the demanding needs of the

next-generation agile data center by providing unmatched features for

both server and network virtualization, exibility for LAN and SAN

networks, and proven, reliable performance.

Leading 10/40 GbE Performance

Optimized performance vectors (and key uses) include:

• Small Packet Performance: Maintains wire-rate throughput on smaller

payload sizes (>128 Bytes for 40 GbE and >64 Bytes for 10 GbE

• Bulk Transfer Performance: Delivers line-rate performance with low CPU

usage for large application buers

• Virtualized Performance: Alleviates hypervisor I/O bottlenecks by

providing ow separation for Virtual Machines (VMs)

• Network Virtualization: Network virtualization overlay ooads including

Geneve, VXLAN, and NVGRE

• Storage Performance: Enables competitive performance with native

OS drivers and intelligent ooad for NAS (NFS, SMB), and SAN (iSCSI

and FCoE)

Key Features

• Single- and dual-port 40 GbE adapters

• PCI Express* (PCIe) 3.0, x8

• Exceptional Low Power Adapters

• Network Virtualization ooads

including Geneve, VXLAN, and NVGRE

• Intel® Ethernet Flow Director

for hardware-based application

trac steering

• Intel® Data Plane Developer Kit (DPDK)

optimized for ecient packet processing

• Excellent small packet performance

for network appliances and Network

Function Virtualization (NFV)

• Intelligent ooads to enable high

performance with Intel® Xeon®

processor-based servers

• I/O virtualization innovations

for maximum performance in a

virtualized server

• Unied networking providing a single

wire support for LAN and storage: NAS

(SMB, NFS) and SAN (iSCSI, FCoE

)

Product Brief

Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710

With Support for QSFP+ Connections

Network Connectivity

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Product Brief Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710 With Support for QSFP+ Connections Network Connectivity Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710 10/40 GbE Extending Intel® Virtualization Technology beyond Server Virtualization to the Network with Hardware Optimizations and Offloads for the Rapid Provisioning of Networks in an Agile Data Center Key Features Product Overview • Single- and dual-port 40 GbE adapters Intel continues its legacy of Ethernet leadership by introducing a 1
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Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710 With Support for QSFP+ Connections Network Connectivity A Complete, Unified Networking Solution Converging data and storage onto one fabric eliminates the need for multiple adapters, cables, and switches. Furthermore both 10 and 40 gigabit Ethernet provides the bandwidth to converge these multiple fabrics onto a single wire.
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Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710 With Support for QSFP+ Connections Network Connectivity • Host iSCSI/FCoE Initiators: Providing exceptional performance without the need for full-offload HBA methods. Controller (BMC) is available either through an on-board SMBus port or the DMTF-defined NC-SI, providing a variety of management protocols, including IPMI, BMC Pass-thru, OS2BMC, and MCTP/SMBus and MCTP/PCIe.
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Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710 With Support for QSFP+ Connections Network Connectivity I/O FEATURES FOR MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR SERVERS FEATURES BENEFITS Intel® Flow Director • An advanced traffic steering capability increases the number of transactions per second and reduces latency for cloud applications like Memcached MSI-X support • Minimizes the overhead of interrupts • Load-balancing of interrupt handling between multiple cores/CPUs Multiple Queues: 1,536 Tx and Rx queues per p
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Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710 With Support for QSFP+ Connections Network Connectivity SPECIFICATIONS Controller-processor GENERAL Power Consumption Connections Single or Dual QSFP+ cages for: • QSFP+ SR4 fiber-optic transceivers • QSFP+ LR4 fiber-optic transceivers • QSFP+ CR4 Direct Attach Cables Intel® Ethernet QSFP+ Optics required for a fiber configuration Network Standards Physical Layer Interface IEEE 802.
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Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapters XL710 With Support for QSFP+ Connections Network Connectivity INTEL® ETHERNET CONVERGED NETWORK ADAPTER XL710 PRODUCT CODES CONFIGURATION PRODUCT CODE ADAPTER HEIGHT BULK SKU XL710-QDA1 XL710QDA1 Low Profile XL710QDA1BLK XL710-QDA2 XL710QDA22 Low Profile XL710QDA2BLK INTEL® ETHERNET QSFP+ TWINAXIAL CABLES CABLE LENGTH (M) PRODUCT CODE 1 XLDACBL1 3 XLDACBL3 5 XLDACBL5 INTEL® ETHERNET QSFP+ BREAKOUT CABLES1 CABLE LENGTH (M) PRODUCT CODE 1 X4DA