iWARP/RDMA
iWARP delivers converged, low-latency fabric services to data centers through Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) over Ethernet. The key iWARP components that deliver low-latency are Kernel Bypass, Direct Data Placement, and Transport Acceleration.
Intel® Data Direct I/O Technology
Intel® Data Direct I/O Technology is a platform technology that improves I/O data processing efficiency for data delivery and data consumption from I/O devices. With Intel DDIO, Intel® Server Adapters and controllers talk directly to the processor cache without a detour via system memory, reducing latency, increasing system I/O bandwidth, and reducing power consumption.
PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable
Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) involves natively (directly) sharing a single I/O resource between multiple virtual machines. SR-IOV provides a mechanism by which a Single Root Function (for example a single Ethernet Port) can appear to be multiple separate physical devices.
Flexible Port Partitioning
Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP) technology utilizes industry standard PCI SIG SR-IOV to efficiently divide your physical Ethernet device into multiple virtual devices, providing Quality of Service by ensuring each process is assigned to a Virtual Function and is provided a fair share of the bandwidth.
Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)
Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) is a technology designed to offload some of the switching done in the VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor) to networking hardware specifically designed for this function. VMDq drastically reduces overhead associated with I/O switching in the VMM which greatly improves throughput and overall system performance
Specifications
| Host interface | PCI Express |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 4 |
| PCI version | 3.0 |
| Maximum operating distance | 100 m |
| LAN controller | Intel X710-TM4 |
| Internal | Y |
| Compatible operating systems | https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025890/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html |
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 8517620090 |
| Cable type | RJ45 Category 6, Category 6A, Category 5e up to 100m |
| Market segment | Server |
| Target market | Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) | Y |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable | Y |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management | Y |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning | Y |
| Speed & slot width | 8.0 GT/s, x8 Lane |
| Intelligent Offloads | Y |
| iWARP/RDMA | N |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology | Y |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) | Y |
| Interface type | PCIe v3.0 (8.0GT/s) |
| Storage Over Ethernet | iSCSI, NFS |
| Launch date | Q3'20 |
| Network interface card cable medium | Copper |
| Network interface card type | Server |
| Product brief URL | https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/network-io/ethernet/network-adapters/ethernet-adapter-x710-t2l-t4l-brief.html |
| Product type | Network Interface Card |
| Status | Launched |
| Processor family | 700 Network Adapters (up to 40GbE)-700 Network Adapters (up to 40GbE) |
| Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) | 5A991 |
| Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS) | NA |
| Controller type | Intel® Ethernet Controller X710-TM4 |
| Cabling type | RJ45 Category 6, Category 6A, Category 5e up to 100m |
| Bracket height | Low-Profile (LP) / Full-Height (FH) |
| Product series | 700 Series Network Adapters (up to 40GbE) |
