A
Guide to
10G Ethernet
Controllers and Adapters
Including Converged Network Adapters
Third Edition
PDF (372 KB) This downloadable PDF contains the complete table
of contents, list of figures, list of tables, preface, and
executive summary.
The Definitive Report on 10G Ethernet Server Connectivity
The market for 10GbE server connectivity remains extremely dynamic with rapid shifts in technology and vendor market share. Evaluating the long-term outlook for adapter and controller vendors requires an in-depth understanding of their products and roadmaps. Now in its third edition, “A Guide to 10G Ethernet Controllers and Adapters” provides a uniquely detailed look at the vendors and products in this emerging market. This report offers complete chapters on the leading 10GbE NIC and
controller vendors. Because OEMs source both board-level and
chip-level products, we include full coverage and comparisons
for both 10GbE NICs and 10GbE controller chips. Covered applications include LAN-on-motherboard (LOM), standard adapters (NIC), blade-server mezzanine cards, and converged network adapters (CNA).
With the transition to 10GbE, many new technologies are being
added to Ethernet-controller designs. Most of these new features
are designed to offload processing from the host CPU and
therefore increase throughput or lower CPU utilization.
These offloads
are divided into three basic categories: stateless offloads
that work with traditional operating system stacks; stateful
offloads
such as TOE that require stack changes; and virtualization
offloads for environments such as VMware and Xen. For converged
networks,
new protocols such as Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), iSCSI, and iWARP (RDMA) also come into
play. With all of this complexity, no single vendor can
satisfy the
requirements of all potential customers. We help you sort
out which vendors meet your specific needs.
We Map Out the Crowded Vendor Landscape
“A
Guide to 10G Ethernet Controllers and Adapters” begins
with an extensive overview of this fast-growing market.
The report provides tutorials that help you plow through the
alphabet soup
of acronyms and standards. We explore the market and
technology trends for 10GbE server connections, followed by
an explanation
of the common attributes of these products.
Following these introductory chapters, the report delivers
a complete chapter on eight major vendors of 10GbE
controller chips and/or NICs: Broadcom, Chelsio, Intel, Mellanox,
Myricom,
Neterion, QLogic, and ServerEngines. Each major-vendor chapter includes
company background information, full details of announced
products,
product-roadmap information where available, and
our conclusions about the vendor and its products.
An additional chapter covers newer entrants into the 10GbE adapter or LOM markets:
Brocade, Emulex,
and Solarflare. We then dedicate a chapter
to detailed
head-to-head comparisons of the many available controller, NIC, and CNA
products.
The report concludes with our outlook
for the server market for Ethernet and the leading vendors.
Make Informed Decisions
As the leading vendor of technology analysis for networking
silicon, The Linley Group has the expertise to deliver
a comprehensive look at the range of chips designed
for server
connectivity.
Bob Wheeler and Jag
Bolaria use their broad experience
in networking silicon to deliver the technical and
strategic information
you
need to make informed business decisions.
Whether you are looking for the right Ethernet adapter
or controller for your application or seeking to
partner with
or invest in
a chip vendor, this report will cut your research
time and save you money. Make the intelligent decision,
order “A Guide
to 10G Ethernet Controllers and Adapters” today.