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GE10X2-PCIE4XG301

Dual Multi-Gigabit (10G/ 5G/ 2.5G/ 1000BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX) Ethernet to PCI Express x4 Gen 3 Host Card

Specifications

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Highlights

Upstream: PCIe x4 Gen 3 (8.0 GT/s)
- Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 3.0
Downstream:
- Two independent 10Gbps/ 5Gbps/ 2.5Gbps/ 1Gbps/ 100Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports
  - IEEE 802.3an 10G, 5G, 2.5G,1G and 100M over up to 100m of Cat6a (or better) cables
  - Typical Power Consumption: 6 W at 10 Gbps, 4W at 5 Gbps full length 100 m Cat6a
  - Standard compliance: IEEE 802.3bz – NBASE-T, IEEE 802.3x – flow control, IEEE 802.1P – quality of service, IEEE 802.1QAV – AVB
  - Jumbo frame support up to 16 KB
Low Profile PCIe Half-Length Add-in Card Form Factor

Introduction

GE10X2-PCIE4XG301 is Dual 10G/ 5G/ 2.5G/ 1000BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ethernet to PCI Express x4 Gen 3 Host Card.

GE10X2-PCIE4XG301 supports 10GBASE-T Ethernet in compliance with the IEEE 802.3an standard, as well as 5 Gbps and 2.5 Gbps Ethernet speeds over standard Cat 5e and Cat 6 copper cables. Compliant to the IEEE 802.3bz standard ratified in September 2016, the GE10X2-PCIE4XG301 is also backwards-compatible with legacy 1000BASE-T Ethernet.

The GE10X2-PCIE4XG301 is dual-chip, dual-port, high-performance PCIe 3.0 Multi-Gig 10GBASE-T/ 5GBASE-T/ 2.5GBASE-T/ 1000BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ethernet adapter. It incorporates Aquantia’s AQrate PHY technology to deliver 1 GbE and 2.5 GbE network connectivity speeds over 100 m with zero change required for legacy cabling. Speeds ranging from 5 GbE to 100 M are supported by Cat 5e cabling while 10GbE requires a minimum of Cat6 with Cat 6a running up to 100 m.

GE10X2-PCIE4XG301 is designed with Two key components.

8-Lane, 3-Port PCI Express Gen 3 Switch.
PCI Express to 10G/ 5G/ 2.5G/ 1000BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Single Chip Host Controller

Technical Specifications

PCI Express	Standards Compliant PCI Express Base Specification, r3.0 (compatible w/ PCIe r1.0a/1.1 & 2.0) PCI Power Management Spec r1.2 Microsoft Windows Logo Compliant Supports Access Control Services Dynamic link-width control Dynamic SerDes Speed Control High Performance performancePAK Multicast Dynamic Buffer/FC Credit Pool Non-blocking switch fabric Full line rate on all ports Cut-Thru packet latency of less than 100ns between symmetric (x4 to x4) ingress and egress Ports 2KB Max Payload Size Quality of Service (QoS) Traffic Class Queuing Eight Traffic Classes per port Weighted round-robin source port arbitration
MAC	Large Send Offload (LSO), Receive-Side Scaling (RSS), Direct Cache Access (DCA) header checksum Increased network performance and lower host CPU utilization WoL power management Supports low power modes On-chip CPU DASH Desktop management MACsec Secured traffic over Ethernet links Quality of Service (QOS) support Up to eight traffic classes and Data Center Bridging (DCB) Jumbo frames (up to 16Kbytes) Improves network performance with reduced CPU utilization IPv4, IPv6/TCP and IPv6/UDP checksum offload Offloading calculations and improved CPU usage
PHY	Integrated Aquantia AQrate PHY featuring NBASE-T technology 100 meters over Cat 6a at 10Gbps 100 meters over Cat 5e (or better) at 5Gbps/ 2.5Gbps/ 1Gbps/ 100Mbps (Does not require any change in the existing infrastructure or cabling) Advanced cable diagnostics On-chip high resolution cable analyzer Audio Video Bridging (AVB) and 1588v2 Management of time-sensitive traffic packets EEE support PHY power savings mode Supported Data Rates 10G/ 5G/ 2.5 G/ 1G/ 100 Mbps Standard compliance IEEE 802.3bz – NBASE-T, IEEE 802.3x – flow control, IEEE 802.1P – quality of service, IEEE 802.1QAV – AVB
Ethernet port status LEDs	Left LEDs (Green & Orange) Orange: 5G/2.5G/1G/100M Link Green: 10G Link Right LED (Green) Solid: Link Blink: Activity
PCIe Lane Status LEDs OFF: Link is Down Slow Blink: Gen 1 (2.5GT/s) Fast Blink: Gen 2 (5.0GT/s) Solid: Gen 3 (8.0GT/s)	Upstream Lane Status LED PORT2 LED Downstream Lane Status LEDs: Solid PORT0 LED (CON2) & PORT1 LED (CON1)
Number of Port	Two 10GBASE-T RJ45 Ethernet ports with Screw Holes for thumbscrew locking Type Ethernet Cable

Computer Platform

Computer with PCI Express slot ( x4, x8, x16)

Operating System Requirements

This driver supports in the following operating systems
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, Server 2012/2016
- Linux kernels 3.10 and later, includes support for x86_64 and ARM Linux system

Physical Dimensions

64.4mm(H) x 158mm(L)
NW: 179g

Kit includes

GE10X2-PCIE4XG301
Driver CD

Version:	2.2.1.0	Date:	2020/5/22
Content:	Driver for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, Server 2012, 2016		Download

Version:	2.4.3.0.207	Date:	2020/5/25
Content:	Driver for Linux kernels 3.10 and later		Download