Flexible and Scalable 10/25GbE Network Adapter with Hardware Optimizations and Intelligent Offloads for Cloud and Network Virtualization Deployment
The Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter XXV710 is a new addition to the Intel® Ethernet 700 Series network adapters. The Intel® Ethernet 700 Series network adapters address the demanding needs of the next-generation agile data center by providing unmatched features for both server and network virtualization, flexibility for LAN and SAN networks and proven, reliable performance.
Leading 10/25GbE Performance The Intel Ethernet Network Adapter XXV710 delivers excellent performance with a theoretical throughput of 50Gb/s (25Gb/s single-port bi-directional), in a PCI Express v3.0 x8 slot.
Optimized performance vectors and key uses include:
Small Packet Performance: Achieves wire-rate throughput on smaller payload sizes (>69 bytes for 25GbE and 64 bytes for 10GbE in single port).
Bulk Transfer Performance: Delivers line-rate performance with low CPU usage for large application buffers.
Virtualized Performance: Alleviates hypervisor I/O bottlenecks by providing flow separation for Virtual Machines (VMs).
Network Virtualization: Network virtualization overlay offloads including VXLAN, NVGRE, GENEVE, MPLS, VXLAN-GPE with NSH.
PCI Express* (PCIe) v3.0, x8
IEEE 802.3by and 25GEthernet.org specification compliance
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)
Intelligent offloads to enable high performance on servers with Intel® Xeon® processors
I/O virtualization innovations for maximum performance in a virtualized server
Adaptive link establishment enables increased interoperability with other 25GbE capable switches and host controllers