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Specifications: Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide

10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications

1000/2500BASE-X Fiber Optic Specifications

Performance Specifications

NIC Physical Characteristics

NIC Power Requirements

Wake On LAN Power Requirements

Environmental Specifications

10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications

Table 1. 10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications
Port Type
Connector
Media
Maximum Distance
10BASE-T
RJ-45
Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted pairs (UTP)
100m (328 ft)
100/1000BASE-T1
RJ-45
Category 52 UTP
100m (328 ft)
1 1000BASE-T signaling requires 4 twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling, as specified in ISO/IEC 11801:1995 and ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-A (1995) and tested for additional performance using testing procedures defined in TIA/EIA TSB95.
2 Category 5 is the minimum requirement. Category 5e and Category 6 are fully supported.

1000/2500BASE-X Fiber Optic Specifications

Table 2. 1000/2500BASE-X Fiber Optic Specifications 
Port Type
Connector
Media
Maximum Distance
1000BASE-X
Small form factor (SFF) transceiver with LC™ connection system
(Infineon p/n V23818-K305-L57)
Multimode fiber (MMF)
System optimized for 62.5/50 µm graded index fiber
550m (1804 ft)
2500BASE-X1
Small form factor (SFF) transceiver with LC™ connection system
(Finisar p/n FTLF8542E2KNV)
Multimode fiber (MMF)
System optimized for 62.5/50 µm graded index fiber
550m (1804 ft)
1 Electricals leveraged from IEEE 802.3ae-2002 (XAUI). 2500BASE-X is term used by Broadcom to describe 2.5 Gbit/s (3.125GBd) operation. LC is a trademark of Lucent Technologies.

Performance Specifications

Table 3. Performance Specifications
Feature
Specification
PCI Express Interface
x4 link width
PCI Express aggregated bandwidth (transmit and receive)
2 GB/s (x4 link width)
10/100/1000BASE-T
10/100/1000 Mbps (full-duplex)

NIC Physical Characteristics

Table 4. NIC Physical Characteristics
NIC Type
NIC Length
NIC Width
PCI Express
14.7 cm (5.79 in.)
6.4 cm (2.52 in.)

NIC Power Requirements

Table 5 shows the power requirements for the BCM5708C add-in NIC.

Table 5. NIC Power Requirements
Link
NIC 3.3V Current (A)
NIC Power (W)
1 Gbit
1.97
6.50
100 Mbit
1.60
5.28
10 Mbit
1.62
5.35
Idle
1.44
4.75

Wake On LAN Power Requirements

Table 6. Wake On LAN Power Requirements (Nominal Conditions)
100 Mbit Link
10 Mbit Link
NIC 3.3V Current (mA)
NIC Power (W)
NIC 3.3V Current (mA)
NIC Power (W)
236
0.78
150
0.5

Environmental Specifications

Table 7. Environmental Specifications
Condition
Operating Specification
Storage Specification
Temperature
0°C to 55°C (+32°F to +131°F)
–40°C to +85°C (–40°F to +185°F)
Relative humidity
5% to 85% (noncondensing)
40°C, 16 hour dwells at extremes
5% to 95% (noncondensing)
10°C/hour
Altitude
Up to 10,000 ft.
Up to 35,000 ft.
Shock
10g, 1/2 sine wave, 11 ms
60g, 1/2 sine wave, 11 ms
Vibration, peak to peak displacement
0.005 in. max (5 Hz to 32 Hz)
0.1 in. max (5 Hz to 17 Hz)
Vibration, peak acceleration
0.25g (5 Hz to 500 Hz)
(Sweep Rate = 1 octave/min.)
0.25g (5 Hz to 500 Hz)
(Sweep Rate = 1 octave/min.)


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