A Guide to 10G Ethernet Controllers and Adapters Third Edition
			Table of Contents
	Return to Report Page		List of Figures ix List of Tables xi About the Authors xiii About the Publisher xv Preface xvii Executive Summary xix   Chapter 1.   Server Connectivity 1      What Is a LAN? 1      Evolution of Ethernet LANs 1      Cable Plants 3      Ethernet Switches 3      Client and Server Connections 4      Storage-Area Networks  4      Data Centers  6 Chapter 2.   Ethernet Technology 9      Network Layers and IEEE 802 Standards 9      Link Layers 11      Ethernet Physical Layers 15          Fast Ethernet 17          Gigabit Ethernet 17          10GbE Optical 18          10GBase-LRM 18          10GBase-CX4 19          10GBase-T 19          40GbE and 100GbE 20          Backplane Ethernet Standards 21      Physical-Layer Interfaces 21      Optical Modules 23      Upper-Layer Protocols 24 Chapter 3.   Server Technology 29      PCI Express 29           Background 29           Technology Overview 31           I/O Virtualization 32      Storage Protocols  33           SCSI 33           Fibre Channel 33           iSCSI 34      Operating Systems and Drivers 34           Virtualization 36      High-Performance Computing  36           RDMA and iWARP 36           MPI and OFED 36      Server Platforms 37           Processor and Chip-Set Technologies 37           Blade-Server Architecture 38 Chapter 4.   10G Ethernet Controller Chips 41      Common Characteristics 41          PHY Integration and Interfaces 43      Performance 44          Offloads 45      Software Considerations 46 Chapter 5.   Market Data and Trends 47      Market Size and Vendor Share 47      10GbE Forecast 49      Market and Technology Trends 51           I/O Virtualization 51           Storage Convergence 52           Advanced Offloads and Features 54           Blade-Server Evolution 55 Chapter 6.   Broadcom 57       Company Background 57       Controller Chips 58       Product Roadmap 60       Conclusions 61 Chapter 7.   Chelsio 63       Company Background 63       Controller Chips 63       NIC Products 65       Product Roadmap 66       Conclusions 66 Chapter 8.   Intel 69       Company Background 69       Controller Chips 70       NIC Products 71            NetEffect iWARP NIC Products 73       Product Roadmap 73       Conclusions 74 Chapter 9.   Mellanox 77       Company Background 77       10GbE Controllers 78       10GbE NIC Products 79       Conclusions 81 Chapter 10.   Myricom 83       Company Background 83       10GbE Controllers 83       10GbE NIC Products 85       Conclusions 86 Chapter 11.   Neterion 89      Company Background 89      10GbE Controllers 89      10GbE NIC Products 91      Conclusions 92 Chapter 12.   QLogic 95      Company Background 95      NetXen 10GbE Controllers 96      QLE3xxx NIC Products 97      QLE81xx CNA Products 98       Product Roadmap 99      Conclusions 100 Chapter 13.   ServerEngines 103      Company Background 103      10GbE Controllers 104      10GbE NICs 105      Product Roadmap 105      Conclusions 106 Chapter 14.   Other 10GbE Vendors 107      Alacritech 107      Brocade 108          Company Background 108          CNA Products 109          Conclusions 110      Emulex 110          Company Background 110          CNA Products 111          Conclusions 113      Solarflare 114          Company Background 114          10GbE Controllers 115          Conclusions 116 Chapter 15.   Product Comparisons 119      10GbE Controller Chips 120      Stateless 10GbE NICs 124      Stateful 10GbE NICs 125      CNAs and NICs for FCoE 127      Conclusions 129 Chapter 16.  Conclusions 131      Market Directions 131      Vendor Outlook 132 Appendix: Further Reading 137 Index 139
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