Sonnet presto

The Presto 10GbE 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express adapter card enables you to connect your computer to high-speed infrastructure and storage without stepping down in speed. Setup is simple—install the low-profile card into an available x8 or x16 PCIe slot in your computer, install a driver, connect to the switch or 10GbE port via LC fiber optic or copper cable (sold separately), and then configure the card through the OS X® Network control panel or Windows® Device Manager. This Sonnet solution is perfect for high-performance computing where low latency, high bandwidth, and low CPU overhead are required. Its increased throughput performance and low host-CPU utilization are achieved with stateless offloads, allowing your computer to perform better while large files transfers or high I/O operations take place. Key Features Provides 10GbE Connectivity to Mac Pro and Windows PCs —Powerfully simple way to add high-performance 10GbE connectivity to your computer with PCIe slots Connection Flexibility —Choose either a short-range or a long-range SFP+ transceiver (sold separately), or a SFP+ terminated "Direct Attach" twinax copper cable (sold separately) to connect the Presto card to your network or storage Simple Setup —Low-profile x8 PCI Express card installs into an available slot, provides a simple driver installation, and configures through OS X Network control panel or Windows Device Manager Optimized for Thunderbolt —Ideal for use in Sonnet's Echo™ Express and xMac™ Mac mini Server Thunderbolt expansion products Transceiver Interface Type SFP+ Bus Interface PCI Express v1.1, x8 Network 10 Gigabit Ethernet Packets Maximum packet size: bytes (jumbo packets) Throughput ~9.9 Gb/s with 9KB MTU, ~ 9.5 Gb/s with B MTU Stateless Offloads IP and TCP checksum offload, send and receive TSO (TCP Segmentation Offload, AKA Large Send Offload) LRO (Large Receive Offload) RSS (Receive-Side Scaling) Interrupt Coalescing Multicast filtering RoHS Compliant Yes Package Contents Presto 10GbE 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Card Low profile PCI bracket User's guide