Ethernet Adapter is offered for eserver pSeries® systems.
Press Release Summary:
Ethernet-SR PCI-X adapter, No. 5718, offers 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X based server connections with throughput on standard, shortwave multimode optical cable. It supports distances to 33 m using 62.5 µm multimode fiber with 200 MHz km min modal bandwidth @ 850 nm or 300 m using 50 µm multimode fiber with 2,000 MHz km min modal bandwidth @ 850 nm. Product supports Etherchannel/802.3ad, 802.1Q VLAN, and Jumbo frames up to 16 KB.
Original Press Release:
New IBM 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI-X Adapter Now Available for IBM eServer pSeries Systems
Overview
The following 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR adapter is now available for pSeries® systems:
10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI-X Adapter (#5718) offers 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X based server connections with throughput on a standard, shortwave multimode optical cable that conforms to the IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR standard.
This adapter supports distances of up to 33 m using 62.5 um multimode fiber with 200 MHz km minimum modal bandwidth at 850 nm or 300 m using 50 um multimode fiber with 2000 MHz km minimum modal bandwidth at 850 nm.
Key prerequisites
· A supporting pSeries system
· One available PCI-X 3.3V 64 bit slot
· AIX® V5.2 or higher
· Linux(TM) - Refer to the following Web site for Linux information
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/hardware/factsfeatures.html
Planned availability date
August 31, 2004
At a glance
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet-SR PCI-X adapter for pSeries includes the following functions:
· 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X based short reach connections
· Support for Etherchannel/802.3ad
· Support for 802.1Q VLAN
· Support for Jumbo frames up to 16 KB
· Support for TCP/IP Checksum Offload and Segmentation
· Support for 128K x 8 bit boot FLASH ROM
· 32 KB on-chip TX packet buffer
· 256 KB on-chip RX packet buffer
· PCI-X v1.0a Compliant
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: RE001
