PCIe Gen 3.0 through x16
Auxiliary Card
NA PCIe Gen 3.0 SERDES @ 8.0GT/s
On-board DDR4 Memory
(a)
NA 2x 8GB 2x 16GB NA 2x 8GB 2x 16GB
1GbE OOB Management √ √ √ √
RoHS RoHS Compliant
BlueField SoC BlueField E-Series 16 cores
a.Note: Refer to BlueField Software and Firmware release notes for the availability of PCIe Gen 4.0 capabilities.
For more detailed information seeSpecifications
.
Features and Benefits
This section describes hardware features and capabilities. Please refer to the software release notes for feature availability.
Feature Description
PCI Express
(PCIe)
a
Uses the following PCIe connectors:
• PCIe Gen 3.0 (8GT/s) and Gen 4.0 (16GT/s) through an x16 edge connector. Gen 1.1 and 2.0 compatible
• Two PCIe Gen 3.0 (8GT/s) CABLINE-CA II PLUS connectors - available in MBF1M656A-CSNAT, MBF1M636A-CSNAT and MBF1M626A-CSNAT
Up to 100
Gigabit Ethernet
• 100GbE/ 50GbE / 25GbE
• IEEE 802.3bj, 802.3bm 100 Gigabit Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3by, Ethernet Consortium25, 50 Gigabit Ethernet, supporting all FEC modes
• IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3ap based auto-negotiation and KR startup
• Proprietary Ethernet protocols (50GBASE-R4)
• IEEE 802.3ad, 802.1AX Link Aggregation
It is recommended to upgrade your BlueField product to the latest software and firmware versions available in order to enjoy the latest features
and bug fixes.