Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XL710-QDA2 40G CARD

Key Features
• OCP Spec. v2.0, Type 1
• Supports 4x10GbE, 1x40GbE or 2x40GbE configurations¹
• PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0, x8
• Exceptional low power adapters
• Network Virtualization offloads including VxLAN, GENEVE, NVGRE, MPLS, and VxLAN-GPE with Network Service
Headers (NSH)
• Intel® Ethernet Flow Director for hardware based application traffic steering
• Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP) enables increased packet processing efficiency for NFV and Cloud deployments
• Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) optimized for efficient packet processing
• Excellent small packet performance for network² appliances and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)
• Intelligent offloads to enable high performance on servers with Intel® Xeon® processors
• I/O virtualization innovations for maximum performance in a virtualized server

Overview
As a founding member of OCP, Intel strives to increase the number of open solutions based on OCP specifications. The Intel® Ethernet Network Adapter XL710 for OCP is part of the Intel® Ethernet 700 Series and offers 40/10GbE port speeds.
Intel® Ethernet 700 Series Network Adapters are the foundation for server connectivity, providing broad interoperability, critical performance optimizations, and increased agility for Communications, Cloud, and Enterprise IT network solutions.
• Interoperability – Multiple speeds and media types for broad compatibility backed by extensive testing and validation.
• Optimization – Intelligent offloads and accelerators to unlock network
performance in servers with Intel® Xeon® processors.
• Agility – Both Kernel and Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) drivers for scalable packet processing.
Intel® Ethernet 700 Series delivers networking performance across a wide range of network port speeds through intelligent offloads, sophisticated packet processing, and quality open source drivers.