Introduction

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

Ports & interfaces

Host interface

PCI Express

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports

4

PCI version

3.0

Network

Maximum operating distance

100 m

LAN controller

Intel X710-TM4

Design

Internal

Y

System requirements

Compatible operating systems

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025890/network-and-i-o/ethernet-products.html

Other features

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)

Harmonized System (HS) code

8517620090

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)