ENW-9803 10GBASE-T PCI Express Server Adapter

Enhanced from the current highly-praised version, PLANET ENW-9803 version 3 10GBASE-T PCI Express Server Adapter adopts Marvell AQtion LAN controller solution. It comes with PCI Express rev. 3.0 specification x4 interface and other advanced features as follows:

• Smaller and compact in design
• 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T RJ45 Multi-gigabit network solution
• Supports iSCSI/FCoE/PXE/Other boot
• Low profile bracket

10 Gigabit Performance yet Low Cost and Low Power

The ENW-9803 comes with one 10GBASE-T RJ45 interface and low-profile PCI Express form factor. As the new ENW-9803 uses Marvell AQtion LAN controller solution, it is a low-powered, high performance model that supports IEEE 802.az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE). The new ENW-9803 NIC adapter reference design supports auto-negotiation for allowing the NBASE-T solution to optimally select the best and flexible speed like 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE), 5 Gigabit Ethernet (5GbE), 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (2.5GbE), 1Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) or 100 Megabit Ethernet (100MbE) over Cat 5e/Cat 6/Cat 6A or better cabling. It is designed to address system application requirements by offering the best cost, 10Gbps high performance, low power consumption and better-quality solution in the 10Gbps network market today.

Cost-effective and Ideal 10G Copper NIC Adapter

Compared with 10G adapter with CX4 and SFP+ interface, PLANET 10GBASE-T PCI-E adapter is the best choice in that the ENW-9803 10GBASE-T can reach up to 100 meters over Cat.6a or Cat.7 RJ45 cable, whereas the CX4 and SFP+ interface only can work with fixed speed rate. However, the ENW-9803 10G copper NIC adapter can adjust and work with the speed rate of 100M/1G/2.5G/5G. The CX4 interface can only extend up to 15 meters in distance. The cost is too high for having an extra SFP+ interface for the SFP+ transceiver. However, with the ENW-9803, customers only spend on Cat.6a or Cat.7 cable as the ENW-9803 is bundled with RJ45 connector, thus costing less than the SFP+ transceiver.