The Sun Dual-Port 4x InfiniBand (IB) HCA PCI Express (PCIe) ExpressModule (EM) is a high-performance, highly integrated dual-port 4x IB host channel adapter (HCA) that supports a single x8 PCIe connection. The adapter provides full-duplex data transfers of up to 16-Gbps.
The IB EM features include:
x8 PCIe 16-Gbps full duplex
3.3V PCIe EM slot
Two (4x 10-Gbps) InfiniBand ports
Dual copper connectors (MicroGigaCN)
InfiniRISC™ embedded RISC processor
256-Mbyte of fixed local DDR memory
Integrated serializer/deserializer (SerDes)·9
Approximately 12 watts total power
Adapter protection from electrostatic discharge (ESD) and handling damage
4x-12x IB cable requirement
InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) version 1.1 interoperability
Link status indication LED
The standard PCIe interface is used for data traffic, management traffic, and to generate and receive inbound configuration packets.
For more information, see the Sun Dual-Port 4x IB Host Channel Adapter PCI-ExpressModule User's Guide (Sun Part number: 819-4090) at Sun Documentation.