Acromag offers convection and conduction cooled 10GbE NIC modules
Convection and conduction-cooled versions of the XMC630 10GbE network interface card (NIC) mezzanine module are available from Acromag. The XMC630 series modules offer up to four independent 10Gbit Ethernet (GbE) interface ports.
The XMC mezzanine card mounts on VME, VPX, PCIe and other embedded computing carrier boards. The modules offer front or backplane connections to Intel’s XL710 Ethernet controller to provide network connectivity with off-load and virtualisation capabilities.
Two models are available. The air-cooled XMC631 model has four SFP+ connectors on the front panel for fibre optic or copper media transceivers. The rear I/O model XMC632 routes two XAUI interfaces to the P16 connector and is compatible with conduction-cooling frames. Optional VITA 61 connectors enable PCI Express 3.0 data rates across eight high-speed serial lanes on the XMC P15 connector. Designed for COTS applications, these XMC modules can be used in defence, aerospace, industrial, and scientific research computing systems. Extended temperature operation is supported for -40 to +85°C.
Using the latest Intel Ethernet Controller technologies, the company believes, allows it to help customers rapidly move data between systems. Employing Intel’s advanced XL710 4-port 10GbE controller, the XMC modules optimise network performance with intelligent off-loading, virtualisation and advanced traffic direction. When paired with a Xeon-D processor, the two Intel devices provide a balanced hybrid of compute and off-load to reduce bottlenecks. For example, with transmission control protocol (TCP) stateless off-loads, the XL710 demonstrates leading performance compared with TCP offload engine (TOE) solutions without restricting feature usage. Other features include precision timing, energy efficient Ethernet (EEE) and dynamic load balancing. Advanced traffic steering capabilities increase transaction rates and reduce latency, adds Acromag.
The four SFP+ ports support 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR, 10GBASE-T and 10GSFP+Cu connections. In rugged systems, the dual XAUI interface offers low-cost, low-power 10 GbE chip-to-chip communication over the backplane. Software support is available for Linux and Windows systems.
