E10G41AT2 - Intel 10 Gigabit AT2 Server Adapter Network Adapter - PCI Express 2.0 X8

This 10 gigabit AT2 Ethernet server adapter showcases Intel's second-generation standards-based 10BASE-T adapter in a low-profile PCI Express form factor. It provides bandwidth intensive applications highly affordable 10 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) network performance with cost-effective RJ-45 connections for distances up to 100 meters. High-speed server connectivity - once reserved for costly, proprietary technologies such as high performance computing (HPC) clusters and grid-based computing - can now be achieved with the standardized connectivity of the Intel 10 Gigabit AT2 Server Adapter. Intel's adapter also provides 1000BASE-T support for gigabit connections to legacy switches.Intel 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller- Industry-leading, energy-efficient design for next-generation 10 gigabit performance and multi-core processorsLow-profile-Enables higher bandwidth and throughput from standard and low-profile PCIe slots and serversLoad balancing on multiple CPUs-Increases performance on multi-processor systems by efficiently balancing network loads across CPU cores when used with Receive-Side Scaling from Microsoft or Scalable I/O on LinuxIntel QuickData Technology-DMA Engine: Enhances data acceleration across the platform (network, chipset, processor), thereby lowering CPU utilization-Direct Cache Access (DCA): Allows the processor to pre-fetch the data from memory, thereby avoiding cache misses and improving service level agreements (SLA) of the applicationsiSCSI remote boot support-Provides centralized storage area network (SAN) management at a lower cost than competing iSCSI solutionsMSI-X support-Minimizes the overhead of interrupts-Allows load balancing of interrupt handling between different cores/CPUsVirtual Machine Device queues (VMDq)-Allows the efficient routing of packets to the correct target machine in a virtualized environment using multiple hardware queues-Ensures transmit fairness and prevents head-of-line blockingLow latency-Ability to toggle between the interrupt aggregation and non-aggregation mode based on the type of data being transferredOptimized queues: 32 transmit (Tx) and 64 receive(Rx) per port-Enhances network performance and reduces CPU utilization in the virtualized environment-Reduces I/O overhead on the hypervisor in a virtualized server by performing data sorting and coalescing in the network siliconNetwork packet handling without waiting or buffer overflow-Efficient packet prioritizationSupport for most network operating systems (NOS)-Enables widespread deployment