Technical Details for SMC Tigercard 10G

SMC Tigercard 10G ... server adapter that combines the speed and performance of the latest technology with the simple integration of traditional Ethernet over copper.

The growth and expansion of networking environments that contain highly complex applications that create and transfer huge files, such as high performance computing (HPC), database clusters, and video on demand will require higher bandwidth on the network. The extremely low latency and high throughput of the SMC Tiger Card 10G server adapter family makes it the best solution for these applications.

In today's challenging data center environment, thermal management is a hot topic. With the industry's lowest power consumption, the SMC10GPCIe-10BT delivers compelling performance, resulting in a flexible server adapter, system and ultimately data center design. The advanced architecture supports the demand for Virtualization enabling servers to work at their most optimal levels. The SMC10GPCIe-10BT is a half-height card with brackets for half- or full- height, which offers flexibility for server installation.

10GBASE-T reduces the cost of deployment and maintenance by leveraging the advantages of UTP, used in thousands of data centers world-wide. With SMC's exceptional 10GBASE-T technology, enterprises can now cost effectively deploy 10G Ethernet and extract maximum value from their infrastructure. The SMC10GPCIe-10BT is the true cost effective solution of enterprise computing.

The SMC Tiger Card 10G Server Adapter family delivers the balance of performance, power and price. This balance is driving the widespread adoption of 10-gigabit Ethernet throughout data centers and enterprise networks world-wide.