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PE310G4BPI9 Bypass Card

Quad Port Fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet Bypass Server Adapter Intel® 82599ES Based

Product Description

Silicom’s quad port fiber 10Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter is a

PCI-Express X8 network interface card that contains four 10 Gigabit

Ethernet ports on a PCI-E adapter.

The Silicom’s quad port fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter is

targeted to inline network system that maintains network connectivity when

system fails.

Silicom’s quad port fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter supports Normal, Bypass and Disconnect modes. In Normal

mode, the ports are independent interfaces. In Bypass mode, all packets received from one port are transmitted to the adjacent

port. In Disconnect mode, the adapter simulates switch / rout cable disconnection.

Silicom’s quad port fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter can Bypass or disconnect its Ethernet ports on a host system

failure, power off, or upon software request.

In Bypass mode, the connections of the Ethernet ports are disconnected from the system and switched over to the other port to

create a crossed connection loop-back between the Ethernet ports. Hence, in bypass mode all packets received from one port are

transmitted to the adjacent port and vice versa.

This feature enables to bypass a failed system and provides maximum up

time for the network.

Silicom’s quad port fiber 10 Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapter

includes an on board WDT (Watch Dog Timer) controller. The

adapter’s

software drivers or software application can write commands to the on

board WDT controller.

The adapter’s software drivers, WDT controller and the Bypass circuitry provide an interface that control and manage the mode of

the adapter. The Silicom 10 Gigabit Ethernet Bypass server adapters are based on Intel 82599ES Ethernet controllers.