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Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Bypass Server Adapter Intel® Based

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Silicom’s Quad Port fiber Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter is a PCI-Express X8 network interface card that contains four Gigabit Ethernet ports on a PCI-E adapter.

The Silicom’s Quad Port fiber Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter is targeted to inline network system that maintains network connectivity when system fails.

Silicom’s Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter supports Normal, Bypass and Disconnect modes. In Normal mode, the ports are independent interfaces. In Bypass mode, all packets received from one port are transmitted to the adjacent port. In Disconnect mode, the adapter simulates switch / rout cable disconnection.

Silicom’s Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter can Bypass or disconnect its Ethernet ports on a host system failure, power off, or upon software request. In Bypass mode, the connections of the Ethernet ports are disconnected from the system and switched over to the other port to create a crossed connection loop-back between the Ethernet ports.

Hence, in bypass mode all packets received from one port are transmitted to the adjacent port and vice versa. This feature enables to bypass a failed system and provides maximum up time for the network. In Disconnect mode, the adapter simulates switch / router cable disconnection.

In Disconnect mode, the switch / router does not detect link partner of the adapter. Silicom’s Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Bypass server adapter includes an on board WDT (Watch Dog Timer) controller. The adapter’s software drivers or software application can write commands to the on board WDT controller.

The adapter’s software drivers, WDT controller and the Bypass circuitry provide an interface that control and manage the mode of the adapter.

Silicom’s Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter is based on Intel 82576 Dual port Gigabit Ethernet MAC+PHY of Intel Controller.

PEG4BPFI6

Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Bypass Server Adapter Intel® Based

Bypass / Disconnect:

  • Bypass / Disconnect Ethernet ports on Power Fail, System Hangs or Software Application Hangs
  • Software programmable Bypass, Disconnect or Normal Mode
  • On Board Watch Dog Timer (WDT) Controller
  • Software programmable time out interval
  • Software Programmable WDT Enable / Disable counter
  • Software programmable Bypass Capability Enable / Disable
  • Software Programmable Disconnect Capability Enable / Disable
  • Software Programmable mode (Bypass, Normal or Disconnect mode) at Power up
  • Software Programmable mode (Bypass, Normal mode) at Power off
  • Independent Bypass operation in every two ports
  • Emulates standard NIC

Performance Features:

  • 16 Transmit and Receive queues per port
  • Up to 16 queues of Receive Side Scaling (RSS) minimize CPU utilization across multiple processor systems
  • Support for 8 pools of virtual machine Device Queues ( VMDq) per port
  • Support Direct Cache Access ( DCA)
  • Support Intel I/O AT 2.0
  • TSO interleaving for reduced latency
  • UDP TSO
    • Minimized device I/O interrupts using MSI and MSI-X
    • Offload of TCP / IP / UDP checksum calculation and TCP segmentation
    • SCTP receive and transmit checksum offload
    • Packet interrupt coalescing timers (packet timers) and absolute- delay interrupt timers for both transmit and receive operation

Fiber Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX:

  • Independently Fiber Gigabit Ethernet channel/s support Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-SX
  • Small Form Factor (SFF) LC Connectors

Fiber Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-LX:

  • Independently Fiber Gigabit Ethernet channel/s support Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-LX
  • Small Form Factor (SFF) LC Connectors

Common Key features:

  • Host Interface standard support PCI Express 1.1
  • High performance, reliability, and low power use in Intel 82576 dual integrated MAC + PHY and SERDES chip controller
  • Ultra deep packet buffer per channel lowers CPU utilization
  • Hardware acceleration that can offload tasks from the host processor. The controllers can offload TCP/UDP/IP checksum calculations and TCP segmentation
  • Priority queuing – 802.1p layer 2 priority encoding
  • Virtual LANs –802.1q VLAN tagging
  • Jumbo Frame (9.5KB)
  • 802.x flow control
  • PCI-SIG SR IOV (8 VF)
  • Multicast/ broadcast Packet replication
  • Statistics for SNMP
  • Supports Vital Product Data (VPD)
  • Integrated LinkSec security engines
  • Supports IEEE 1588
  • LEDs indicators for link/Activity/Bypass/ Disconnect Mode status

PEG4BPFI6

Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Bypass Server Adapter Intel® Based

Bypass Specifications:

WDT Interval (Software Programmable):3,276,800 mSec (3,276.8 Sec): Maximum
100 mSec ( 0.1 Sec) : Minimum
WDT Interval = (2^wdt_interval_parameter)*(0.1) sec.
wdt_interval_parameter: { Valid Range: 0-15}

Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Technical Specifications - (1000Base-SX) Adapters:

IEEE Standard / Network topology:Fiber Gigabit Ethernet, 1000Base-SX (850nM)
Data Transfer Rate:2000Mbit/s in full duplex mode per port
Cables and Operating distance:Multimode fiber:
137m maximum at 62.5 um **
** PXG2BPFI Theoretical Distance – Defined as half a distance as stated by the IEEE 802.3 standard
Optical Output Power:Normal Mode (Bypass Off):
Typical: -6.8 dBm (TX –Switch Norma – Fiber – LC/LC)
Minimum: -10.9 dBm
Optical Receive Sensitivity:Normal Mode (Bypass Off)
Typical: -19.7 dBm
Maximum: -15.6 dBm
Insertion Loss:Bypass Mode:
Insertion loss (Optical Power attenuation between TX to RX)
Typical: 0.79 dB (From RX to TX)
Maximum 1.9 dB

Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Technical Specifications - (1000Base-LX) Adapters:

IEEE Standard / Network topology:Fiber Gigabit Ethernet, 1000Base-LX (1310nM)
Data Transfer Rate:2000Mbit/s in full duplex mode per port
Cables and Operating distance:Single-Mode: 5000m at 9um
Optical Output Power:Normal Mode ( Bypass Off):
Typical: -6.92 dBm ( TX –Switch Norma – Fiber – LC/LC)
Minimum: -10.8 dBm (-9.5-0.3-1)
Optical Receive Sensitivity:Normal Mode (Bypass Off)
Typical: -19.28 dBm
Maximum: -19 dBm
Insertion Loss:Bypass Mode:
Insertion loss (Optical Power attenuation between TX to RX)
Typical: 1.16 dB (From RX to TX)
Maximum 1.6 dB

Operating Systems Support

Operating system support:Windows
Linux
FreeBSD
VMware

General Technical Specifications

Interface Standard:PCI-Express Base Specification Revision 1.1
Board Size:Short PCI add in card: 167.64mm x 109.1mm (6.6” X 4.296”)
PCI Express Card Type:X8
PCI Express Voltage:+3.3V ± 9%,
+12V ± 8%
PCI Connector:Gold Finger: X8
Controller: Intel 82576EB
Holder:Metal Bracket: Full Height
I/O:Located on the metal bracket
Weight:220 gram, (7.76 Oz)
Power Consumption:PEG4BPFI6-SX
9.15 W, 0.36A at 12V and 1.45A at 3.3V: Typical all ports operate at 1000Mbit/s.
8.5W, 0.31A at 12V and 1.44A at 3.3V: Typical No link at all ports.
8.55W, 0.36A at 12V and 1.27A at 3.3V:Bypass Mode
PEG4BPFI6-LX
9.18 W, 0.38A at 12V and 1.4A at 3.3V: Typical all ports operate at 1000Mbit/s.
8.16W, 0.31A at 12V and 1.38A at 3.3V: Typical No link at all ports.
8.68W, 0.38A at 12V and 1.25A at 3.3V:Bypass Mode
Operating Temperature:0°C – 50°C (32°F - 122°F)
Storage:-20°C–65°C (-4°F–149°F)
EMC Certifications:FCC Part 15, Subpart B Class B
Conducted Emissions
Radiated Emissions
CE EN 55022: 1998 Class B Amendments A1: 2000; A2: 2003
Conducted Emissions
Radiated Emissions
CE EN 55024: 1998 Amendments A1: 2000; A2: 2003
Immunity for ITE Amendment A1: 2001
CE EN 61000-3-2 2000, Class A
Harmonic Current Emissions
CE EN 61000 3-3 1995, Amendment A1: 2001
Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker
CE IEC 6100-4-2: 1995
ESD Air Discharge 8kV. Contact Discharge 4kV.
CE IEC 6100-4-3:1995
Radiated Immunity (80-1000Mhz), 3V/m 80% A.M. by 1kHz
CE IEC 6100-4-4:1995
EFT/B: Immunity to electrical fast transients 1kV Power
Leads, 0.5Kv Signals Leads
CE IEC 6100-4-5:1995
Immunity to conductive surges COM Mode; 2kV,
Dif. Mode 1kV
CE IEC 6100-4-6:1996
Conducted immunity (0.15-80 MHz) 3VRMS 80% A.M.
By 1kHz
CE IEC 6100-4-11:1994
Voltage Dips and Short Interruptions
V reduc >95%, 30% >95% Duration 0.5per, 25per, 250per
MTBF:68 (Years)
*According to Telcordia SR-332 Issue 1
Environmental condition – GB (Ground, Fixed, Controlled). Ambient temperature - 25°C. Temperature rise of 15°C above the system ambient temperature was assumed for the cards components

LEDs

LEDs:Link: Turns on link (green).
ACT: Blinks on activity (green).
Bi-Color LED per Bypass pair:
Bypass: Green on Bypass, Yellow on Disconnect, off on Normal
LEDs location:LEDs are located on the PCB, visible via holes in the metal bracket holder
Connectors:(2) LC

 

Functional Description

Silicom’s Quad Port Fiber Bypass adapter supports Normal, Bypass and Disconnect modes. In Normal mode, the ports are independent interfaces

(see Figure 1: Normal mode, one Bypass pair is illustrated).

Figure 1: Normal Mode Functional Block Diagram

Functional Block Diagram 1

In Bypass mode, the connections of the Ethernet network ports are disconnected from the interfaces and switched over to the other port to create a crossed connection loop-back between the Ethernet ports. The connections of the interfaces are left unconnected. (See Figure 2: one Bypasspair illustrated)

Figure 2: Bypass Mode Functional Block Diagram

Functional Block Diagram 2

In Disconnect mode, the transmit connections of the Ethernet network ports are Disconnected from the interfaces. (See Figure 3: one Bypass pair illustrated)

Figure 3: Disconnect Mode Functional Block Diagram

Functional Block Diagram 3

Silicom’s Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter supports software programmable to select Normal, Bypass or Disconnect modes.

Silicom’s Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet supports Disable Bypass, Disable Disconnected capabilities; hence, if those adapters receive Disable Bypass capability / Disable Disconnect commands, the adapter does not Bypass / does not Disconnect its Ethernet ports, The Disable Bypass Capabilities are reserved also after power off. This feature enables to emulate a standard NIC.

Silicom’s Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet supports Disable supports setting the default mode at power up and power off. Those setting are reserved also after power off.

PEG4BPFI6

Quad Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Bypass Server Adapter Intel® Based

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PEG4BPFI6-SD- RoHSQuad Port Fiber (SX) Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Bypass Server AdapterRoHS Compliant,
82576EB, Bypass w/ Disconnect short, PCI Express
PEG4BPFI6-LX-SD- RoHSQuad Port Fiber (LX) Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Bypass Server AdapterRoHS Compliant, LX,
82576EB, Bypass w/ Disconnect short, PCI Express

 

-SD: Side Driver
-RoHS: RoHS Compliant / Lead free adapter

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