PCI Adapters work with eServer pSeries systems.
Press Release Summary:
Offering 10 Gb Ethernet PCI-X-based server connections over max distance of 10 km, 10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI-X Adapter (No. 5719) conforms to IEEE 802.3ae standard and supports jumbo frames up to 16 KB. Product has 32 KB on-chip TX and 256 KB on-chip RX packet buffers. No. 5723, 2-Port Asynchronous EIA(TM)-232 PCI adapter offers Asynchronous Serial PCI-based server connections EIA-232 to networks and devices. It provides users with 32-bit data and addresses up to 33 MHz.
Original Press Release:
IBM 10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI-X Adapter and 2-Port Asynchronous EIA-232 PCI Adapter Now Available for IBM eServer pSeries Systems
Overview
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI-X Adapter (#5719) offers 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X-based server connections over a maximum distance of 10 km and conforms to the IEEE 802.3ae standard.
The 2-Port Asynchronous EIA(TM)-232 PCI adapter (#5723) offers Asynchronous Serial PCI-based server connections EIA-232 to networks and devices.
Key prerequisites
For the 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X adapter (#5719)
· 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://ibm.com/servers/eservers/pseries/hardware/factsfeatures.html
For the 2-Port Asynchronous EIA-232 PCI adapter (#5723)
· A supporting pSeries system
· One available PCI slot
· AIX V5.2 or higher
· Linux - Refer to the following Web site for Linux information
http://ibm.com/servers/eservers/pseries/hardware/factsfeatures.html
Planned availability date
February 4, 2005
At a glance
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet-LR PCI-X adapter for pSeries systems offers the following functions:
· 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X based long reach connections
· Support for Etherchannel/802.3ad and 802.1Q VLAN
· Support for Jumbo frames up to 16 KB
· Support for TCP and IPv4 Checksum Offload for TX and RX
· Support for TCP/IP Segmentation Offload for TX
· 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
The 2-Port Asynchronous EIA-232 PCI adapter for pSeries systems offers the following functions:
· Xon/Xoff protocol off-load
· RTS/CTS and DTR/DSR modem handshake off-load
· Use of Exar XR17D152 DUART as key communications controller
· 32-bit data and addresses, up to 33 MHz
· PCI 2.2 compliant interface
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: RE001
