This 5-speed network adapter card offers versatile and cost-efficient network connectivity. It lets you add an Ethernet port to your server or desktop computer and access your network at multiple speeds: 10G, 5G, 2.5G 1G and 100Mbps. Designed for low-power, single-port network applications, the PCIe NIC offers a cost-effective and versatile networking solution by providing additional bandwidth to meet your network needs, without having to overhaul your infrastructure wiring. Fully compliant with 10GBase-T and NBASE-T™ specifications, the network card lets you add an Ethernet port to your server or high-powered workstation through a PCI Express x4 (or higher) slot. (10G network speeds require Cat6a cable. All other speeds require Cat5e cable.)
The network controller card features advanced NBASE-T technology, supporting the latest multi-gigabit, including new Cisco® campus switches and Aruba Networks access points. The card enables you to connect to NBASE-T based equipment at network speeds of 2.5Gbps or 5Gbps, over your existing Cat5e infrastructure, without having to upgrade to more expensive Cat6a. NBASE-T technology accelerates the speed of twisted pair Cat5e copper cabling over a distance of up to 100 meters. The Ethernet network card also supports the more common 10G over copper, and 1G network connections using existing Cat 6/Cat5e or better cabling.
■ Cost-effective and versatile Ethernet connectivity supporting five network speeds: 10G, 5G, 2.5G 1G and 100Mbps
■ Compliant with 10GBase-T and NBASE-T specifications
■ IEEE 802.3az compliant energy-efficient chipset
■ Virtualization (Microsoft Hyper-V®) and iSCSI support
■ PCIe 2.0 x4 interface
■ Supports 2.5 and 5Gbps network speeds on Cat5e cabling, and 10Gbps on Cat6a
■ Up to 9K jumbo frame support
■ Supports 802.1q VLAN Tagging
■ Full-duplex support
■ Supports Auto-MDIX
■ Supports Checksum Offload (IP, TCP, UDP) and Large Send Offload
■ Configured with a standard profile bracket, includes a low profile/half-height bracket