Overview
Intel continues its legacy of Ethernet leadership by introducing a 10/40 gigabit family of adapters powered by the Intel Ethernet X710 Controller code-named Fortville.¦The X710 adapter family addresses 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.
  • Dual- and quad-port 10 GbE adapters
  • Exceptional low power adapters
  • Network Virtualization offloads including VXLAN, NVGRE, Geneve, Network Service Headers (NSH)
  • Intel Ethernet Flow Director for hardware based application traffic steering
  • Data Plane Developer Kit (DPDK) optimized for efficient packet processing
  • Excellent small packet performance for network appliances and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
  • Intelligent offloads to enable high performance with Intel Xeon processor-based servers
  • I/O virtualization innovations for maximum performance in a virtualized server
  • Unified networking providing a single wire support for LAN and storage: NAS (SMB, NFS) and SAN(iSCSI)1