Product Description | Broadcom 5720 - v2 - Customer Kit - network adapter - PCIe - Gigabit Ethernet x 2 |
Device Type | Network adapter |
Form Factor | Plug-in card - low profile |
Interface (Bus) Type | PCI Express |
Ports | Gigabit Ethernet x 2 |
Data Link Protocol | 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, 1GbE |
Data Transfer Rate | 1 Gbps |
Processor | 1 x Broadcom BCM5720 |
Designed For | Networking Ruckus R320, R720; Networking Ruckus R720 |
Broadcom offers a dual-port 1 Gb Ethernet (GbE) Network Interface Card (NIC) for Dell PowerEdge 12G rack and tower servers. It leverages Broadcom's long-standing industry leadership in Ethernet, providing the highest levels of performance, efficiency, and scalability for the enterprise data center. Designed for today's enterprise, the Broadcom 5720-based NIC adapter is the ideal solution for multicore servers, delivering full line-rate throughput across all ports. The adapter utilizes Broadcom's dual-port BCM5720 integrated controller to deliver lower power consumption and Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE), reducing IT operation costs. Increasing application workloads are placing greater demands on enterprise networks, and the Broadcom 5720-based dual-port 1GbE NIC is the solution of choice for such environments, providing a reliable, high-performance, energy-efficient 1GbE connectivity solution.