It’s complicated…
In today’s ever evolving data centre, it is important to understand the myriad networking speeds, as well as switch, cable, and connector combinations. All elements should be carefully reviewed in order to choose the solution that is right for your data centre and workloads.
Until recently, the generally accepted migration roadmap was 1 GbE to 10 GbE to 40 GbE. Since the approval of the IEEE802.3 by 25GbE standard and the introduction of 100 GbE capable switches, the transition to higher speeds has become more complex.
When it comes time to upgrade your network, what speed should you choose? There is no single answer to the speed and bandwidth question. The high speed networking market is wide and varied. The key is to take all variables into consideration when selecting the next speed for your data centre.
- What does it take to upgrade to higher speeds?
- Will upgrading create new bottlenecks on my platform?
- What impact will upgrading have on my network and storage?
Maximise server connectivity!
The X710-T4 adapter delivers four ports of wire-speed 10GbE over CAT6A cabling which are the foundation for server connectivity, providing broad interoperability, critical performance optimisations, and increased agility for Telecommunications, Cloud, and Enterprise IT network solutions.
- RJ45, Twisted-pair copper
- Backward Compatible with 1000BASE-T
- Standard CAT 6a cabling with four RJ45 connectors for maximum system density
- PCI Express* (PCIe) v3.0, x8
- Network Virtualisation (VXLAN, GENEVE, NVGRE, MPLS, and VXLAN-GPE with NSH)
- Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) Optimised
- Intel® Ethernet Flow Director for hardware based application traffic steering
- Excellent small packet performance for Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV)
- Intelligent offloads to enable high performance on servers with Intel® Xeon® Processors
- I/O virtualisation innovations for maximum performance in a virtualised server
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