Introduction

flexible and scalable 10/25gbe network adapter with hardware optimizations and intelligent offloads for cloud and network virtualization deployment

the intel® ethernet network adapter xxv710 is a new addition to the intel® ethernet 700 series network adapters.
the intel® ethernet 700 series network adapters address the demanding needs of the next-generation agile data center by providing unmatched features for both server and network virtualization, flexibility for lan and san networks and proven, reliable performance.

leading 10/25gbe performance
the intel ethernet network adapter xxv710 delivers excellent performance with a theoretical throughput of 50gb/s (25gb/s single-port bi-directional), in a pci express v3.0 x8 slot.

optimized performance vectors and key uses include:

• small packet performance: achieves wire-rate throughput on smaller payload sizes (>69 bytes for 25gbe and 64 bytes for 10gbe in single port).
• bulk transfer performance: delivers line-rate performance with low cpu usage for large application buffers.
• virtualized performance: alleviates hypervisor i/o bottlenecks by providing flow separation for virtual machines (vms).
• network virtualization: network virtualization overlay offloads including vxlan, nvgre, geneve, mpls, vxlan-gpe with nsh.