Intel X520 and X540-T2 Dual Port 10 GbE Adapters for IBM System x
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Technical specifications
The Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter and X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded Adapter have the
following specifications:
Intel 82599 dual-port 10 Gb Ethernet controller
Two empty SFP+ cages for SFP+ transceivers or DAC cables
Supports 10 Gbps speeds with the optional SFP+ transceivers or DAC cables
Standard PCIe low-profile card form factor (X520 Dual Port 10GbE Adapter)
Mezzanine form factor (X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded Adapter)
PCIe 2.0 x8 host interface
The Intel X540-T2 Dual Port 10GBaseT Adapter for IBM System x has the following specifications:
Intel X540 dual-port 10 Gb Ethernet controller
Two 10GBASE-T RJ-45 ports
Supports 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, and 10 Gbps speeds
Standard PCIe low-profile card form factor
PCIe 2.0 x8 host interface
Standards supported
Both the Intel X520 and Intel X540-T2 adapters support the following IEEE standards:
IEEE 802.1p Class of Service (CoS) traffic prioritization
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol
IEEE 802.3x Full-duplex flow control
The Intel X540-T2 adapter supports the following standards:
IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T copper twisted pair Gigabit Ethernet
IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T copper twisted pair 10 Gb Ethernet
The Intel X520 adapter supports the following standards:
IEEE 802.3ae 10GBASE-SR short range fiber optics 10 Gb Ethernet
Cu SFP+ Direct Attach copper
