Description
Product overview of Interface Card
The MCX4121A-XCAT Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx EN Network Interface Card is a type of network interface card (NIC) that is used to connect computers or servers to a network. The NIC is responsible for transmitting and receiving data over the network, which makes it an essential component of any networked computer system.
In this article, we will explain the features and capabilities of the MCX4121A-XCAT Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx EN Network Interface Card in detail.
Features of MCX4121A-XCAT Network Interface Card
The MCX4121A-XCAT Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx EN Network Interface Card is a powerful and versatile NIC that is designed for use in high-performance computing environments. Some of the key features of this NIC are as follows:
- High-speed connectivity: The MCX4121A-XCAT Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx EN Network Interface Card supports 10Gb/s Ethernet connectivity, which makes it ideal for use in environments where high-speed data transfer is critical.
- Advanced offloading capabilities: The NIC comes with advanced offloading capabilities, such as RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) and TCP/IP offload, which help to improve network performance and reduce CPU overhead.
- Low latency: The MCX4121A-XCAT Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx EN Network Interface Card is designed to minimize network latency, which makes it ideal for use in applications where real-time data processing is required.
- High reliability: The NIC is designed to be highly reliable, with features such as ECC memory, which helps to ensure that data is transmitted and received accurately.
- Flexible deployment: The MCX4121A-XCAT Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx EN Network Interface Card can be deployed in a variety of different environments, including virtualized and cloud-based environments.
- Energy efficient: The NIC is designed to be energy efficient, which helps to reduce power consumption and operating costs.
Capabilities of MCX4121A-XCAT Interface Card
The MCX4121A-XCAT Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx EN Network Interface Card has a number of advanced capabilities that make it well-suited for use in high-performance computing environments. Some of the key capabilities of this NIC are as follows:
- RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE): RoCE is a protocol that allows data to be transmitted and received directly between the memory of two computers or servers, without requiring CPU intervention. This helps to reduce network latency and improve performance.
- TCP/IP offload: TCP/IP offload is a feature that offloads TCP/IP processing from the CPU to the NIC, which helps to improve network performance and reduce CPU overhead.
- Packet filtering and forwarding: The NIC has advanced packet filtering and forwarding capabilities, which help to improve network security and reduce the load on the CPU.
- Virtualization support: The MCX4121A-XCAT Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx EN Network Interface Card is fully compatible with virtualized environments, such as VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Network virtualization: The NIC supports network virtualization, which allows multiple virtual networks to be created on a single physical network infrastructure.
- Quality of service (QoS): The MCX4121A-XCAT Mellanox Connectx-4 Lx EN Network Interface Card has advanced QoS capabilities, which help to ensure that critical network traffic is prioritized over less important traffic.
General Information about the Mellanox MCX4121A-XCAT
- Manufacturer: Mellanox
- Part Number or SKU# MCX4121A-XCAT
- Product Type : Ethernet Card
Technical Information of Network Interface Card
- Host Interface : PCI Express 3.0 x8
- Total Number of Ports : 2
- Expansion Slot Type : SFP+
- Media Type Supported : Optical Fiber
- Network Technology : 10 10Gigabit
- Form Factor : Plug-in Card
Miscellaneous
- Environmentally Friendly : Yes
- Environmental Certification : RoHS-6
