With parallel processing and chip multi-threading (CMT) technologies becoming more pervasive, high performance applications are now more dependent on I/O throughput and memory latency for performance gains. Sun's Dual-Port multithreaded 10 GbE networking Technology is designed to help accelerate application performance by optimizing I/O throughput within environments that utilize parallel threads. Based on Sun's own ASIC and software optimized for multithreaded networking design, the Sun multithreaded networking Cards can provide the critical bandwidth and granular resource allocation required for parallel applications and high-speed networks.
At A Glance
High bandwidth dual-port 10 GbE Sun Multithreaded Networking Cards compliant with PCI Express 1.1 and XFP MSA
A low profile adapter (X1027A-z) for Sun Rack Servers
A PCIe ExpressModule (X1028A-z) for Sun Blade Servers.
Application acceleration and I/O virtualization
10 Gbps wirespeed performance and cost savings (aggregation of multiple GbE links/ports)
Increased network reliability from dual ports and RAS features
Ideal for network intensive applications and services such as: fast database access and backup, large data warehousing, web infrastructure, Cluster computing and HPC/Grid, video streaming & IP/TV
Key Applications
Fast database access and backup
Large data warehousing
Web infrastructure
Cluster computing and HPC/Grid
Video streaming
IP/TV
High Performance and Low CPU Utilization
Sun's Dual-Port Multithreaded 10 GbE Networking Cards extend CPU and OS parallelism to networking with its support for hardware-based flow classification and multiple DMAs. Using CPU thread affinity to bind a given flow to a specific CPU thread, it enables a one-to-one correlation of Rx and Tx packets across the same TCP connection. This can help avoid cross-calls and context switching to deliver greater performance while reducing the need for CPU resources to support I/O processing.
Other Terms
The 10 GbE Ethernet technology may also be referred to as 10 Gig, 10 G or 10 Gigabit.
The Sun Multithreaded Networking Cards also makes it easier to optimize and customize resources for applications, services and users. Its load balancing and granular resource control features enable incoming packets to be assigned to specific CPU threads or balanced across L1,L2, L3 and L4. This offers a high level of flexibility and granularity for assigning resources and can help avoid I/O bottlenecks.
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