Intel X550T2BLK Network Card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s X550T2BLK

The Intel X550T2BLK is a network card designed for internal use, offering Ethernet connectivity at speeds of up to 10,000 Mbit/s. One of its key features is Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV), which allows a single I/O resource to be shared directly between multiple virtual machines. This functionality enables a Single Root Function, such as a single Ethernet port, to appear as multiple separate physical devices.

Another important feature is Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq), a technology that offloads some of the switching processes from the Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) to specialized networking hardware. This offloading significantly reduces the overhead associated with I/O switching in the VMM, thereby enhancing throughput and overall system performance.

Furthermore, the card is equipped with Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP) technology, which leverages industry-standard PCI SIG SR-IOV. This technology efficiently divides your physical Ethernet device into multiple virtual devices, ensuring each process is allocated a Virtual Function and allocated a fair share of bandwidth. This helps provide Quality of Service for various applications and processes.