BCM5720-2P

BCM5720-2P Datasheet

BCM5720-2P Dual-Port Ethernet Server Adapter

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BCM5720-2PBLK	BCM5720-2PBLK

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BCM5720-2P Dual-Port Ethernet Server Adapter • Delivers full line-rate performance across all ports. • Ideal for high-transaction environments requiring greater small packet performance. • Dual-port connectivity for improved performance in multi-processor systems. • Optimizes virtualization VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ support. • Reduces adapter power consumption by up to 42% leveraging Energy Efficient Ethernet standards. • Improves reliability and Broadcom's market-proven Ethernet architecture and software. BCM57202P • • Service Provider Data Centers Enterprise OVERVIEW Leveraging long-standing industry leadership in Ethernet, Broadcom now offers the NetXtreme BCM5720-2P Ethernet Server Adapter, providing the highest levels of performance, efficiency, and scalability for the enterprise data center. Designed for today's enterprise and data center environments, the Broadcom BCM5720-2P Ethernet Server adapter is the ideal solution for multicore servers, delivering full line-rate throughput across all ports. The adapter utilizes Broadcom's field-proven dual-port BCM5720-2P integrated controller device to deliver lower power consumption and Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE , reducing IT operation costs. The BCM5720-2P is compatible with x86 and x64 servers utilizing the PCIe v1.x and v2.x interfaces. Increasing application workloads are placing greater demands on enterprise networks, and the BCM5720-2P-based dual-port 1GbE Server Adapter is the solution of choice for such environments, providing a reliable, highperformance, energy-efficient 1GbE connectivity solution. • Dual-port 1GbE adapter for rack and tower servers • x1 PCI Express PCIe v2.0 5 GT/s support • Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE • I/O Virtualization supported with 17 receive queues and 16 transmit queues per port • Full line-rate performance across all ports • Broad OS and hypervisor support • Preboot eXecution Environment PXE support • Support for VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ • Link aggregation and automatic load-balancing • Wake-on-LAN support • MSI and MSI-X support • IPv4 and IPv6 offloads • TCP, UDP, and IP checksum offloads • Large Send Offload LSO • TCP Segmentation Offload TSO • Receive Side Scaling RSS • Transmit Side Scaling TSS • VLAN support with VLAN tagging • Jumbo frame support for frames larger than 1500 Bytes • Broadcom Advanced Control Suite BACS management application • iSCSI remote boot support • Accelerates Server Performance: Boosts network performance with full line-rate performance across all ports. Maximizes server processing performance by reducing CPU overhead and lowering interrupt latency through the use of the MSI-X standard. Boosts performance in Windows and Linux environments by directing interrupts to the server's CPU cores, leveraging Transmit/Receive Side Scaling TSS/RSS . • Delivers Advanced Ethernet Capabilities: Energy Efficient adapter power consumption by up to 42% through intelligent adaptive power management, adjusting power based on data traffic load. • Robust Virtualization Capabilities: Superior network performance with support for VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ technologies. Enhances network management and efficiency with support for VLAN tagging. • Streamlines Deployment and Management: Simplifies deployment and management Ethernet solutions available across a wide range of server platforms. Unifies the Server Adapter and storage management using Broadcom Advanced Management Suite BACS . SPECIFICATIONS General • Form profile x mm x mm • Bus PCI Express 5 GT/s • Data Mbps per port, per direction • MAC OS Support ORDERING INFORMATION Broadcom BCM5720-2P Dual-Port Ethernet Server Adapter Single Broadcom BCM5720-2P Dual-Port Ethernet Server Adapter Bulk 10-pack Part Number BCM5720-2P BCM5720-2PBLK For more information, visit: ABOUT BROADCOM Corporation NASDAQ BRCM , a FORTUNE company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data, and multimedia connectivity in the home, office, and mobile environments. With the industry’s broadest portfolio of state-of-the- art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting For more information, go to 5720-PB301-R • February 10, 2015 2015 Broadcom Corporation. All rights reserved. the pulse logo, Connecting everything, and the Connecting everything logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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BCM5720-2P Dual-Port Ethernet Server Adapter
• Delivers full line-rate performance across all ports.
• Ideal for high-transaction environments requiring greater small packet performance.
• Dual-port connectivity for improved performance in multi-processor systems.
• Optimizes virtualization VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ support.
• Reduces adapter power consumption by up to 42% leveraging Energy Efficient Ethernet standards.
• Improves reliability and Broadcom's market-proven Ethernet architecture and software.

BCM57202P
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Service Provider

Data Centers

Enterprise

OVERVIEW

Leveraging long-standing industry leadership in Ethernet, Broadcom now offers the NetXtreme BCM5720-2P Ethernet Server Adapter, providing the highest levels of performance, efficiency, and scalability for the enterprise data center.

Designed for today's enterprise and data center environments, the Broadcom BCM5720-2P Ethernet Server adapter is the ideal solution for multicore servers, delivering full line-rate throughput across all ports. The adapter utilizes Broadcom's field-proven dual-port BCM5720-2P integrated controller device to deliver lower power consumption and Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE , reducing IT operation costs. The BCM5720-2P is compatible with x86 and x64 servers utilizing the PCIe v1.x and v2.x interfaces.

Increasing application workloads are placing greater demands on enterprise networks, and the BCM5720-2P-based dual-port 1GbE Server Adapter is the solution of choice for such environments, providing a reliable, highperformance, energy-efficient 1GbE connectivity solution.
• Dual-port 1GbE adapter for rack and tower servers
• x1 PCI Express PCIe v2.0 5 GT/s support
• Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE
• I/O Virtualization supported with 17 receive
queues and 16 transmit queues per port
• Full line-rate performance across all ports
• Broad OS and hypervisor support
• Preboot eXecution Environment PXE support
• Support for VMware NetQueue and Microsoft

VMQ
• Link aggregation and automatic load-balancing
• Wake-on-LAN support
• MSI and MSI-X support
• IPv4 and IPv6 offloads
• TCP, UDP, and IP checksum offloads
• Large Send Offload LSO
• TCP Segmentation Offload TSO
• Receive Side Scaling RSS
• Transmit Side Scaling TSS
• VLAN support with VLAN tagging
• Jumbo frame support for frames larger than
1500 Bytes
• Broadcom Advanced Control Suite BACS
management application
• iSCSI remote boot support
• Accelerates Server Performance:

Boosts network performance with full line-rate performance across all ports.

Maximizes server processing performance by reducing CPU overhead and lowering interrupt latency through the use of the MSI-X standard.

Boosts performance in Windows and Linux environments by directing interrupts to the server's CPU cores, leveraging Transmit/Receive Side Scaling TSS/RSS .
• Delivers Advanced Ethernet Capabilities:

Energy Efficient adapter power consumption by up to 42% through intelligent adaptive power management, adjusting power based on data traffic load.
• Robust Virtualization Capabilities:

Superior network performance with support for VMware NetQueue and Microsoft VMQ technologies.

Enhances network management and efficiency with support for VLAN tagging.
• Streamlines Deployment and Management:

Simplifies deployment and management Ethernet solutions available across a wide range of server platforms.

Unifies the Server Adapter and storage management using Broadcom Advanced Management Suite BACS .

SPECIFICATIONS

General
• Form profile x
mm x mm
• Bus PCI Express 5 GT/s
• Data Mbps per port, per direction
• MAC

OS Support
ORDERING INFORMATION

Broadcom BCM5720-2P Dual-Port Ethernet Server Adapter Single Broadcom BCM5720-2P Dual-Port Ethernet Server Adapter Bulk 10-pack

Part Number BCM5720-2P BCM5720-2PBLK

For more information, visit:

ABOUT BROADCOM Corporation NASDAQ BRCM , a FORTUNE company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data, and multimedia connectivity in the home, office, and mobile environments. With the industry’s broadest portfolio of state-of-the- art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting For more information, go to
5720-PB301-R
• February 10, 2015
2015 Broadcom Corporation. All rights reserved. the pulse logo, Connecting everything, and the Connecting everything logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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Datasheet ID: BCM5720-2P 520235