With parallel processing and chip multi-threading (CMT) technologies becoming more pervasive, high performance applications are now more dependent on I/O throughput and memory latency for performance gains. Sun's Multithreaded 10 GbE Networking Technology is designed to help accelerate application performance by optimizing I/O throughput within environments that utilize parallel threads. Based on Sun's own ASIC and software for innovative Throughput Networking design, the new dual port Sun Multithreaded 10 GbE Networking Card compliant with PCI Express 1.1 can provide the critical bandwidth and granular resource allocation that is required for parallel applications and high-speed networks.

• Uses Sun's wire speed ASIC
• PCI Express 1.1 I/O
• RoHS-6 Compliant
• Optimized for application acceleration

The Sun PCI-Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet Networking Cards bring Sun servers and workstations up to gigabit throughput, while conserving valuable 4x PCIe slots and providing a lower per port cost. Low profile form factor fits into all Sun servers and workstations PCIe I/O slot.

• PCI-Express bus architecture 1.0a
• 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports in single PCIe slot
• Jumbo Frames support
• Link aggregation support

The Sun Multithreaded Quad Gigabit Ethernet Networking Cards host four high-performance Gigabit interfaces in a single PCIe slot to provide high bandwidth server-to-server and server-to-switch connections while conserving valuable PCIe slots and providing a lower cost per port. It extends CPU and OS parallelism to networking with its support for Solaris logical domains (LDOMs), hardware-based flow classification and multiple Direct Memory Access (DMA) channels. By reducing CPU processing loads with packet parsing, hardware check sum generation and interrupt coalescing, the adapter can also help increase server efficiency and mitigate network congestion.

• PCI Express bus architecture 1.0a
• Four high-performance Gigabit interfaces in single PCIe slot
• High bandwidth connectivity using multiple cards per server
• Jumbo frame support

Sun Dual Gigabit Ethernet PCIe adapters are RoHS-6 (Lead Free) compliant network interface cards. They provide two gigabit Ethernet ports using a single PCI express slot. Compliant with IEEE 802.3 standards, Sun Dual gigabit Ethernet adapters retain customers' existing infrastructure investment to provide high performance connectivities between servers and switches.

• 2 10/100/1000 Copper or MMF Ethernet Ports
• PCI Express Bus Architecture 1.0a
• RoHS-6 Compliant
• Support for Jumbo Frames

The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Module brings Sun servers and workstations up to gigabit speed. The Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet Modules provide high bandwidth, server-to-server or server-to-switch connections, while conserving valuable 4xPCIe slots and providing a lower per port cost.

• Hot Swappable
• Dual gigabit/sec. Ethernet UTP and MMF connectivity using a single 4xPCIe slot or plug-in unit
• Supports Jumbo Frames support and Sun Trunking
• Hardware assist of TCP checksum generation/checking, packet parsing, and interrupt coalescing

Sun Quad GigaSwift PCI-X Adapter provides four-port UTP Ethernet interfaces on a single PCI-X/PCI slot. This high performance low cost network interface card is a RoHS compliant product. The Quad GigaSwift PCI-X UTP supports a full suite of features, such as IP multipathing, flow control, Jumbo Frame, Sun Trunking, etc. It is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3ab and an ideal PCI-X network adapter for server-to-server and server-to-switch connectivities.

• 4 port UTP Ethernet
• RAS functionality
• Sun Trunking Software
• Jumbo Frames

Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapters are high-performance adapters designed to help maximize the performance of Sun servers and workstations. These PCI adapters connect server-to-server and server-to-switch at gigabit speed, in either Cat 5 UTP or MMF fiber applications. The adapter complies with the IEEE 802.3ab, 802.3z, 802.1Q VLAN, 802.1P/802.1D, 1000BASE-T standards.

Sun GigaSwift Ethernet adapters feature a single port and offer an order of magnitude improvement in transmission speed over Fast Ethernet, while reducing CPU processing loads for increased server efficiency. Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapters provide the interface for the next generation of high-speed network computing, helping to enable Sun servers to take full advantage of Gigabit Ethernet. Networking performance can be further optimised with options like Sun Trunking to expand bandwidth per link by aggregating multiple Ethernet ports or Jumbo Frames support for more efficient transfer of larger files like multimedia or large database files.

• 1 Gbps Ethernet
• SC fiber connector (MMF)
• RJ45 UTP connector (UTP)
• Jumbo Frames

Sun Dual Gigabit Ethernet + Dual SCSI PCI adapters are high-performance adapters designed to help maximize the performance of Sun servers, workstations and storage devices. These multiport combinational PCI adapters offer server-to-server or server-to-switch connectivity at gigabit speed in Cat 5 UTP. They also offer server-to-storage connectivity via 80MB/s wide ultra2 LVD/SE SCSI interfaces. LVD SCSI allows the benefit of longer cable lengths. The adapter complies with the IEEE 802.3, 802.1Q VLAN, 802.1P/802.1D Ethernet standards.

• 2 ports GBps Ethernet
• RJ-45 Connector cat 5 UTP
• 2 ports Wide Ultra2 SCSI
• 68-pin SCSI VHDCI female connector

The Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet adapter is a 133 MHz PCI-X, 10 Gigabit Ethernet fiber card, designed to provide critical bandwidth required in customers LAN systems. The product utilizes an Intel 82597EX PCIX MAC controller with XFP 10GigE optics in a PCI-X low-profile and standard form factor.

• 1 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet port
• Supports Dynamic Reconfiguration
• Jumbo Frames

The Sun 10 Gigabit Ethernet Networking Cards which incorporate the Intel 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller, are designed to meet the throughput and latency requirements of bandwidth-hungry applications such as High Performance Computing, database clusters and video-on demand. In addition, these Sun 10 GbE cards offer advanced features for higher throughput, lower CPU utilization and virtualization. Ideal for slot-constrained environments, the Sun 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cards provide a simplified alternative to multiple 1 GbE cards for Sun's portfolio of x64 servers and Blade Servers.

• Support SFP+ transceivers
• IEEE 802.3ae 2002 compliant
• Incorporates the Intel 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
• Supported on Sun Blade 8000 and Blade 6000 systems