Overview
Simplify technology transitions with the Ceacent® Ethernet Network Adapter CC8710-T2 OCP3 Autonegotiation between port speeds provides maximum flexibility in dual and quad-port 10GBASE-T configurations. These low-power adapters also support Energy Efficient Ethernet to efficiently reduce power consumption during periods of low data activity. The CC8710-T2 OCP3 provides broad interoperability, critical performance optimizations, and increased flexibility for communications, cloud, and enterprise IT networking solutions.
Key Features
• OCP NIC 3.0 Small Form Factor
• Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) / IEEE 802.3az enabled
• Backward compatible with multi-speed support for 5/2.5/1GbE, 10GBASE-T, and 100BASE-TX
• PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 x8
• Network Virtualization offloads including VxLAN, GENEVE, NVGRE, MPLS, and VxLAN-GPE with Network Service Headers (NSH)
• Intel Ethernet Flow Director for hardware-based application traffic steering
• Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) enables increased packet processing efficiency for NFV and Cloud deployments
• Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) optimized for efficient packet processing
• Excellent small packet performance for network appliances and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
• I/O virtualization innovations for maximum performance in a virtualized server
• Interoperability - Multiple speeds and media types for broad compatibility backed by extensive testing and validation.
• Optimization - Intelligent offloads and accelerators to unlock network performance in servers with Intel® Xeon® processors.
• Agility - Both Kernel and Data Plane Development Kit
(DPDK) drivers for scalable packet processing. The OCP NIC 3.0 specification defines a standardized design for a new generation of network adapters. Simple and straightforward form factors, clear manageability requirements, and improved serviceability help simplify deployment for current and emerging capabilities.
