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TIA-942 Data Center Networking Applications: 10 Gigabit Ethernet Over Twisted-Pair Copper

In parallel and subsequent to the development of TIA-942, the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet working group published two twisted-pair copper standards, 1000 Mb/s Ethernet designated 1000BASE-T and 10 Gb/s Ethernet (10 GbE) designated 10GBASE-T, both standards are targeted at meeting the increasing bandwidth requirements for data center applications. This white paper...

Tags: Data Center, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Solarflare Communications, Data Centers, Ethernet, Storage, Network Technology, Networking, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2008-02-19

Getting 10 Gb/s From Xen: Safe and Fast Device Access From Unprivileged Domains

The networking performance available to Virtual Machines VMs can be low due to the inefficiencies of transferring network packets between the host domain and guests. This can limit the application-level performance of VMs on a 10 Gb/s network. To improve network performance, the authors have created a "Virtualization aware" smart...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Performance, Network, Xen, Solarflare Communications, Networking Overhead, Networking

White papers 2007-12-01

Solving the Hypervisor Network I/O Bottleneck: Solarflare Virtualization Acceleration

With increased pressure on IT departments to do more with less, IT is turning to server virtualization to get the most out of their server platforms. The adoption of virtualization technology to address these business conditions in enterprise data centers has lead to improvements in scalability, manageability, and availability. Solarflare's...

Tags: Hypervisor, I/O, Solarflare Communications, Solarflare, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2007-10-09

End of the Road for TCP Offload

This whitepaper examines the multiple generations of TCP Offload engines which have appeared as point solutions since the invention of workstation architecture in the late 1980s. It shows that the last two generations of TCP Offload have been driven by the desire to handle a link-speed upshift in Ethernet, yet...

Tags: Physical Layer, TCP, Solarflare Communications, Tcp/Ip, Ethernet, Networking

White papers 2007-04-02

Alien Crosstalk: Measuring in the Field Is Important - How Is It Done Today?

In this paper, the author provides the latest information on alien crosstalk field measurements and to begin to frame the discussion on why it is important, when one should consider alien crosstalk field measurements, and how to measure it. Further related topics worth discussion are time trials for the testing...

Tags: Alien, Solarflare Communications

White papers 2007-03-01

Unleashing the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Market: Proving 10GBASE-T Performance and Reliability Under Worst-Case Conditions

With the advent of 10GBASE-T for 100 meter links of twisted pair copper cabling, 10 Gigabit Ethernet is moving into the market to provide simple, cost-effective, standards-based products for enterprise and data center networks. 10 Gb/s Ethernet on copper will more than halve the cost of 10 Gb/s links, by...

Tags: Copper, Meter, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Solarflare Communications, Solarflare, Ethernet, Data Centers, Network Technology, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2007-01-28

10GBASE-T: 10G Ethernet on Copper Cabling

10GBASE-T offers two important attributes to network managers and IT professionals planning data centers and enterprise networks. First, it supports legacy copper UTP cabling and for new installations of copper cabling, it maintains the structured cabling paradigm and support for RJ-45 connections and patch panels. Second, 10GBASE-T will enable over...

Tags: Copper, Network, Solarflare Communications, Ethernet, Networking, Data Centers, Network Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2006-09-12