Broadcom's NetXtreme II 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet controllers deliver high performance dual-port, single-chip C-NIC at 1Gbps or 10-Gbps rates, without requiring external packet memory. The NetXtreme II controllers are full feature solutions that include on-chip TCP processing and iSCSI Host Bus Adapter (HBA) capabilities, leading the path to converged networking. With the first converged solution of this kind introduced in 2004, Broadcom NetXtreme II represents some of the most mature full featured controllers available in the market today.
Driver support is available for a broad array of Operating Systems that include Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, UNIX, etc. New resources for programmers, including the programmer's guides, are now available on-line. Broadcom's NetXtreme II C-NIC 'LAN on Motherboard' (LOM) solutions are deployed with the industries top server OEM's including HP, Dell, and IBM.
Broadcom's portfolio of Gigabit and 10 Gigabit end-to-end solutions includes market leading C-NICs, switches, and physical layer devices (PHYs) to enable Ethernet many different types of physical media.
Learn more about NetXtreme® Ethernet Solutions for Dell and HP.
Driver support is available for a broad array of Operating Systems that include Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, UNIX, etc. New resources for programmers, including the programmer's guides, are now available on-line. Broadcom's NetXtreme II C-NIC 'LAN on Motherboard' (LOM) solutions are deployed with the industries top server OEM's including HP, Dell, and IBM.
Broadcom's portfolio of Gigabit and 10 Gigabit end-to-end solutions includes market leading C-NICs, switches, and physical layer devices (PHYs) to enable Ethernet many different types of physical media.
Learn more about NetXtreme® Ethernet Solutions for Dell and HP.
Enterprise Server Controllers
10-Gigabit Ethernet Controllers
Gigabit Ethernet Controllers
OEM 10-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Solutions
| Part # | Description |
|---|---|
| UCSC-PCIE-BSFP | Broadcom NetXtreme II® 57712 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter |
Reference Designs
10-Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
| Part # | Description |
|---|---|
| BCM957712-T | Dual-Port 10GBASE-T Adapter with Full Offload |
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