Intel X710T4LOCPV3G1L Network Adapter

Overview :

The Intel X710T4LOCPV3G1L is a multi-rate quad-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) network interface adapter engineered strictly for the Open Compute Project (OCP) 3.0 mezzanine form factor. Designed for hyperscale data centers, high-density cloud multi-tenancy, and enterprise virtualization nodes, this low-profile component addresses structural I/O bottlenecks. It delivers dense copper port abstraction while allowing data center managers to scale inter-rack networking down to legacy infrastructures when required.

Powered by the specialized Intel Ethernet Controller X710-TM4 chipset, this adapter enables native multi-rate auto-negotiation. It supports 10GbE, 5GbE, 2.5GbE, 1GbE, and 100Mb speeds across standard twisted-pair copper cables up to 100 meters. The hardware layer integrates Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (Intel VT-c), optimizing hypervisor traffic processing by executing Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) and Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) tasks on-chip to conserve host core cycles.

This server adapter utilizes an integrated OCP 3.0 mezzanine connection block running on a PCI Express 3.0 x8 host bus interface. It features Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) support, tracking network load configurations to drastically reduce localized power consumption during low-traffic windows. This configuration fits exclusively inside OCP 3.0-compliant chassis layouts, optimizing deployment logistics across modern white-box server frames and blade deployments.

The adapter includes Intel Data Direct I/O (Intel DDIO) technology, permitting direct network controller communication with the CPU cache to bypass system RAM and minimize structural transit latency. It natively offloads iSCSI and NFS network storage communication alongside network virtualization protocols like VXLAN and NVGRE. Do not attempt integration into traditional standard PCIe slots, as this mezzanine hardware requires a dedicated, compliant OCP 3.0 slot array.

Key Features :

• Quad-port RJ-45 copper pins execute multi-rate speeds up to 10 Gbps.

• OCP 3.0 mezzanine form factor optimizes density in compliant server grids.

• Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-c) manages 128 virtual functions easily.

• On-chip Energy Efficient Ethernet logic trims idle system power footprints.

• Intel DDIO technology bypasses system RAM to decrease data route latency.