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PEG2BPEMI5
Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Management PCI Express Bypass Server Adapter Intel® Based
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Silicom’s Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Management Bypass server adapter (PEG2BPEMI5) is a PCI-Express X4 network interface. It is targeted at inline network system that maintains network connectivity when system fails.
PEG2BPEMI5 supports Normal and Bypass modes. In Normal mode, the ports are independent interfaces. In Bypass mode, all packets received from one port are transmitted to adjacent port.
PEG2BPEMI5 includes two Ethernet controllers: one Dual Port Ethernet controller used for external data Ethernet ports and one single Ethernet Controller is used for bypass management It also includes an on board WDT (Watch Dog Timer) controller.
All bypass management commands and WDT command are transmitted to the onboard watch dog controller via Ethernet management port. This configuration allows controlling the bypass function in a restricted environment. In most Virtual machines the virtual OS does not allow any access to the physical layer aside from network traffic, controlling the WDT by packets enables full control over the card via network traffic.
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 other port and vice versa. This feature enables to bypass a failed system and provides maximum up time for the network.
Silicom’s Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Management Bypass server adapter is based on Intel 82575 Dual Ethernet ports Controller for data path and Intel 82573 Single Ethernet port Controller for bypass management.
PEG2BPEMI5
Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Management PCI Express Bypass Server Adapter Intel® Based
Key Feauters:
- Bypass management done via Ethernet management port
- Bypass Ethernet ports on Power Fail, System Hangs, management port fail, Software Application Hangs or user request
- Software programmable Bypass 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. Can be also in Normal mode at power off
- Built-in Bypass circuitry, which operates in host system fails, Power OFF and programmable software
- Programmable state (Bypass mode or Normal mode) at awitch and host Power up, switch and host power off
- Independent Bypass / Normal operation in every two ports
- Emulates standard NIC
Performance Features:
- Four Transmit and Receive queues per port
- Receive Side Scaling minimize CPU utilization across multiple processor systems
- Support for 16 virtual machine Device Queues (VMDq) per port
- Support Direct Cache Access (DCA)
- Support Intel I/O AT 2.0
- Advanced memory architecture reduces latency
- Minimized device I/O interrupts using MSI and MSI-X
- Offload of TCP / IP / UDP checksum calculation and TCP segmentation
Copper Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-T :
- Independently copper Gigabit Ethernet channels support six, four, two and one Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T), Fast Ethernet (100Base-Tx) and Ethernet (10Base-T)
- Triple speed 1000Mbps (1000Base-T), 100 Mbps (100Base-Tx) and 10 Mbps (100Base-T) operation
- 802.x flow control
- Nway auto negotiation automatic sensing and switching between 1Gbps full duplex and 100 / 10 Mbps operations Simplex or Full Duplex
- RJ-45 female connectors
PEG2BPEMI5
Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Management PCI Express Bypass Server Adapter Intel® Based
Bypass Specification: | |
WDT Interval (Software Programmable): | 2530 Sec: Maximum 1 Sec : Minimum WDT Interval = 1 , 10 sec |
Copper Gigabit Ethernet Technical Specifications - (1000Base-T) Adapters: | |
IEEE Standard / Network topology: | Gigabit Ethernet, 1000Base-T Fast Ethernet, 100Base-TX Ethernet, 10Base-T |
Full duplex / Simplex: | Support both Simplex & Full duplex operation in all operating speeds |
Auto negotiation: | Auto-negotiation between Full duplex and simplex operations and between 10Mb/s 100Mb/s speeds and duplex 1000Mb/s |
Data Transfer Rate: | 1000 Mbit/s, 100 Mbit/s and 10 Mbits/sec in simplex mode per port. 2000Mbit/s 200 and 20 Mbit/s in full duplex mode per port |
Cables and Operating distance: | 10Base-T Category 3, 4, or 5 maximum 50m * 100Base-Tx Category 5 maximum 50m * 1000Base-T Category 5E maximum 50m * *Theoretical Distance – Defined as half a distance as stated by the IEEE 802.3 standard |
Operating Systems Support | |
Operating system support: | Windows Linux FreeBSD VMware |
General Technical Specifications | |
Interface Standard: | PCI-Express Base Specification Revision 1.0 |
Board Size: | PCI Short add in card: 167.64mm x 68.91mm 6.6”X 2.713” |
PCI Express Card Type: | X4 |
PCI Express Voltage: | +3.3V ± 9%, +12V ± 8% |
PCI Connector: | Gold Finger: X4 |
Controller: | Intel 82575EB, Intel 82573L |
Holder: | Metal Bracket: Full Height and Low-Profile, detailed description Appendix B |
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 |
LEDs | |
LEDs: | (3) LEDs per port Link/Activity: Turns on any link speed, blinks on activity (green). 100: Turns on 100 Mbit/s link (green). 1000: Turn on 1000 Mbit/s link (green) Bypass: LED 1000 and LED 100 of port 0 are turn on |
LEDs location: | LEDs are located on the PCB, visible via holes in the metal bracket holder |
Connectors: | (2) Shielded RJ-45 |
Functional Description
Silicom’s Dual Port Copper Bypass adapter supports Normal and Bypass. In Normal mode, the ports are independent interfaces (see Figure 1: Normal mode).
Normal Mode Functional Block Diagram
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)
Figure 2: Bypass Mode Functional Block Diagram
Silicom’s Dual Port Copper Bypass adapter supports software programmable to select Normal or Bypass modes.
Silicom’s Dual Port Copper Bypass adapter supports Disable Bypass; hence, if those adapters receive Disable Bypass capability commands, the adapter does not Bypass its Ethernet ports, The Disable Bypass Capabilities are reserved also after power off. This feature enables to emulate a standard NIC.
Silicom’s Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet supports Disable supports setting the default mode at power up and power off. Those setting are reserved also after power off.
PEG2BPEMI5
Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Management PCI Express Bypass Server Adapter Intel® Based
P/N | Description | Notes |
PEG2BPEMI5-SD-RoHS | Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Management PCI Express Bypass Server Adapter | RoHS Compliant, Based on 82575 and 82573, Low-Profile |
Note: Model P/N -SD/-LP/-RoHS
-SD: Side Driver
-RoHS: RoHS Compliant / Lead free adapter.
-LP: Assembled low-Profile Metal Bracket
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