Intel X550T2 Ethernet Converged Network Adapter

The Intel X550T2 Ethernet Converged Network Adapter is the lowest cost way to deploy 10 Gigabit in your server or data center today. The Intel X550 uses low cost CAT6 and CAT6a cabling. Chances are this cabling already exists in your current infrastructure.

With 10GBASE-T, migration to 10 GbE is dramatically simplified with backward compatibility for your existing GbE network infrastructure. Install an X550 adapter into a server and the auto-negotiation between 1 GbE and 10 GbE provides the necessary backwards compatibility that most customers require for a smooth transition and easy migration to 10 GbE. When time and budget allows, 10GBASE-T switches can be added any time to experience the full benefits of 10 GbE.

10GBASE-T uses the copper twisted-pair cables that are very familiar to IT professionals today. It is all you know and love about 1000BASE-T. The knowledge, training, and investment in BASE-T are preserved. 10GBASE-T is the easiest and most versatile 10 GbE interface that can be deployed anywhere in your data center. Its flexible reach from 1 meter to 100 meters supports the latest network architectures including Top of Rack (ToR), Middle of Row (MoR), and End of Row (EoR).

Key Features:

• Low-cost, low-power, 10-GbE performance for the entire data center
• Intel's 10GBASE-T controller with integrated MAC and PHY
• Standard CAT 6a cabling with RJ-45 connectors
• Backward compatibility with existing 1000BASE-T networks simplifies the transition to 10 GbE
• Unified networking delivering LAN, iSCSI and FCoE in one low-cost CNA
• Flexible I/O virtualization for port partitioning and Quality of Service
• Host Interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16
• Total Number of Ports: 2
• Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports: 2
• Ports: 10Gb Ethernet x 2
• Cabling Type: Ethernet 10GBase-T
• Form Factor: Plug-in Card
• Data Link Protocol: 10 GigE, FCoE, iSCSI
• Data Transfer Rate: 10 Gbps
• Capacity QoS virtual ports: up to 64 ¦ VLAN tags: up to 4096
• Network / Transport Protocol: TCP/IP, UDP/IP, IPSec, iSCSI, SMB, NFS, SCTP