10G Market Solutions

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10G Market Solutions

• Compatibility, Quality, Value

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SMC TigerCard 10GPCIe XFP Server Adapter

• Overview
• The SMC Tiger Card 10G (SMC10GPCIe-XFP) is a 10
  gigabit Ethernet server adapter that runs on a
  high speed PCIe x8 host bus interface with
  pluggable XFP modules (SR or LR). The pluggable
  feature provides flexibility of different 10
  Gigabit Ethernet networking expansions,
  delivering 10GbE performance from 300m (SR) to
  10km (LR) distance between ports.
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• 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.
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• In todays challenging data center environment,
  thermal management is a hot topic. With the
  industrys lowest power consumption, the
  SMC10GPCIe-XFP delivers compelling performance,
  resulting in a flexible server adapter, system
  and ultimately data center design. The SMC Tiger
  Card 10G VNIC architecture provides the most
  efficient way to maximize network and CPU
  efficiency. The SMC10GPCIe-XFP is a half-height
  card with brackets for half- or full- height,
  which offers flexibility for server installation.
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• 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.

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What are the target applications?

• Data Centers
• Networked Storage
• High Performance Computing Environment
• Video-on-demand and HDTV (High Bandwidth
  Streaming)
• Highly virtualized environments

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SMC 10G XFP Advantage
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10GbE Interfaces

• 10GBASE-T
• Easy, inexpensive terminations RJ-45
• Low cost to manufacture
• Allows for simple data center patch panel
  configuration
• Space efficient designs
• Low cost, easy to install cabling
• Flexible, rugged, nearly indestructible
• Triple Speed, easy migration to 10x speeds

• Optical Transceivers
• XFP XENPAK SFP
• Expensive terminations requiring skilled labor to
  install
• Breakable cabling
• Space constrained modules
• Expensive and complicated

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10GbE Interfaces

• CX-4
• No field terminations
• Expensive cabling
• Bulky, hard to use cabling
• Short reach (15m)
• Prevents patch panel connections

• SFP Copper (Direct Attach)
• No field terminations
• Expensive cabling
• Short reach (10m)
• Prevents patch panel connections

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SMC 10G In Your Network
Compatibility 10G PCIe XFP Adapter Integrates
with - VMWare, Citrix, MS HyperV
- SUN Solaris, WHQL, Linux
Value Single Solution Ease of use NO
re-training on TOE Support Virtualized
environments Lower Total Cost of
Ownership Acceleration with Open Onload
Quality 33 years in Networking IEEE
Standard-based Solution
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Why THESE customers buyThe necessity of
performance and virtualization
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SMC A 10G Solution that fits your needs
Virtual NIC (4096 VNICs) YES NO NO
NO NO Etherboot YES NO
NO NO NO Linux YES NO
NO NO NO IP Flow
Filtering YES NO NO
NO NO SNMP YES YES NO
NO NO Power Consumption 7.5W 10.4W
N/A 10W N/A
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SMC 10G XFP - OpenOnload

• OpenOnload is a network architecture designed to
  efficiently support POSIX applications with
  varied models of communication using standard
  protocols

Kernel Context
Application Context
Application Context
Application
Application
Application
No new protocols No new API requirements No
operating system patches
Protocol
Protocol
Driver
Network Driver
DMA
DMA
Network Adaptor
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OpenOnload Performance Latency

• 2x2.6 GHz quad-core Intel X5355 1.3 GHz FSB, 2 Gb
  RAM, 5000X chipset, RHEL5 (2.6.18-8.el5)
• SMC-10GXFP, Back-to-back, 1500MTU
• Interrupt Moderation disabled for kernel stack
  (not required to disable for onload)
• NetPerf RR - RTT ½

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OpenOnload Performance UDP Multicast

• 2x2.6 GHz quad-core Intel X5355 1.3 GHz FSB, 2 Gb
  RAM, 5000X chipset, RHEL5 (2.6.18-8.el5)
• SMC-10GXF NIC, SMC8724-10BT switch , 1500MTU

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OpenOnload Performance UDP Multicast

• 2x2.6 GHz quad-core Intel X5355 1.3 GHz FSB, 2 Gb
  RAM, 5000X chipset, RHEL5 (2.6.18-8.el5)
• SMC-10GXF NIC

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OpenOnload Performance Finserv
1Gb Ethernet
Infiniband
Solarflare 10Gb Ethernet (via Kernel)
Solarflare 10Gb Ethernet (onload)
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OpenOnload Performance MPI

• 1x2.3 GHz quad-core Intel E5345 1.3 GHz FSB, 2 Gb
  RAM, 5000X chipset, RHEL5 (2.6.18-8.el5)
• SFC4000 (B) controller, CX4, Back-to-back,
  1500MTU
• SCALI MPI IMB / Pallas

Supports shrink wrapped HPC applications Compatibl
e with all major MPI stacks (SCALI, MPICH2,
MPI/Pro, HP-MPI ) Provides iWARP / Infiniband
performance over regular TCP / Ethernet
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Examples of 10G XFP applications
Data Backup
Mass Storage
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Examples of 10G XFP applications
10G Trunking
10G LAN infrastructure
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TigerStack II 10/100/1000

• SMC8824M / SMC8848M
• Summary
• Rack mountable and RPU support
• IPv6 Management
• Full L2 feature set
• Basic L3 routing
• 2 x 10G slot
• Module XFP (LC)
• Supports H/W based stacking
• Target Customer
• Enterprise Wiring closet
• Stacking provides higher density and also 10G
  uplinks for future proofing

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SMC8824M/SMC8848M Uplink options

• SMCXFPMOD
• Tray which requires an XFP transceiver
• SMC10GXFP-SR
• SMC10GXFP-LR

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TigerSwitch 10G

• SMC8708L2
• Summary
• Rack mountable and RPU support
• Web, SNMP, CLI
• L2 management software agent
• 8 x 10G slot
• XFP
• Target Customer
• Enterprise Switch aggregation
• Server / storage clusters
• 10G on 8 ports for wire-speed throughput Pure
  performance

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High performance connections
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SMC 2009 and Beyond