540-BBRK Dell Intel X550 10GB PCI Ethernet Converged Network Adapter | Refurbished

The 540-BBRK Dell Intel X550 10GB PCI Ethernet Converged Network Adapter is a PCI Express 3.0 x8 network interface card that supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) data transfer rates. It is based on the Intel X550 Ethernet controller, which provides advanced features such as Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq), Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV), and Direct Cache Access (DCA). These features help to reduce latency, increase throughput, and optimize the use of available network resources.

High-Speed Data Transfer

The network adapter supports 10 Gigabit Ethernet data transfer rates, which is ten times faster than traditional Gigabit Ethernet. This enables faster data transfer between servers, storage devices, and network switches, which is critical for data-intensive applications such as video streaming, data backup, and virtualization.

Advanced Network Features

The Intel X550 Ethernet controller provides advanced features such as Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq), Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV), and Direct Cache Access (DCA). These features help to reduce latency, increase throughput, and optimize the use of available network resources. VMDq enables efficient packet distribution among multiple virtual machines, while SR-IOV allows virtual machines to bypass the hypervisor and access network resources directly. DCA reduces memory access latency by allowing network packets to be written directly to the CPU cache.

Energy Efficiency & Jumbo Frames

The network adapter supports Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE), which reduces power consumption during periods of low network activity. This helps to save energy and reduce operating costs, making it an environmentally friendly choice for data center environments.

The network adapter supports Jumbo Frames, which allows for larger than usual packet sizes, up to 9.5KB. This reduces the number of packets that need to be transmitted, which reduces network overhead and improves network efficiency.

Compatibility

The 540-BBRK Dell Intel X550 10GB PCI Ethernet Converged Network Adapter is compatible with several operating systems, including Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi, and Citrix XenServer. This ensures that it can be easily integrated into existing network infrastructure and provide high-performance connectivity