PRODUCT BRIEF
Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I210
Network Connectivity
Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I210
Single-Port Gigabit Ethernet server adapter designed for entry-level servers and Audio-Video applications.
KEY FE ATURES
• Low-halogen1 single-port PCI-Express* 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter
• Innovative power management features including Energy Efcient Ethernet (EEE),
DMA Coalescing, ultra-compact design, and a unique ventilated bracket for increased
efciency and reduced power consumption
• IEEE 802.1Qav Audio-Video-Bridging (AVB) for tightly controlled media stream syn-
chronization, buffering, and reservation
• High-performing design supporting PCI Express* Gen 2.1 2.5GT/s
• Reliable and proven Gigabit Ethernet technology from Intel Corporation
Overview
The new Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter
I210 builds on Intel’s history of excellence
in Ethernet products. Intel continues its
market leadership with this newest generation PCIe* GbE network adapter. Based
on the Intel® Ethernet Controller I210, this
adapter represents the next step in the
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) networking evolution for the enterprise and data center
offering Audio-Video-Bridging (AVB) support, along with power management tech-
nologies such as Energy Efcient Ethernet
(EEE) and DMA Coalescing (DMAC).
Audio-Video Bridging (AVB)
The Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I210
supports IEEE 802.1Qav Audio-Video
Bridging (AVB) for customers requiring
tightly controlled media stream synchronization, buffering, and reservation. The
802.1Qav is part of the AVB specication
that provides a way to guarantee bounded
latency and latency variation for time
sensitive trafc and includes:
• Timing and Synchronization for timespecic applications (802.1AS) Stream
Reservation (SR) protocol to guarantee
the resources needed for Audio/Video
(AV) streams (802.1Qat)
• Forwarding and queueing enhancements
for time sensitive streams (802.1Qav).
Performance Optimization
The Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I210
contains four transmit and four receive
queues. These queues offer Error Correcting Memory (ECC) protection for improved
data reliability. The adapter efciently
manages packets with minimum latency
by combining parallel and pipelined logic
architectures optimized for these independent transmit and receive queues.
These queues, combined with Receive
Side Scaling (RSS) and Message Signal
Interrupt Extension (MSI-X) support,
optimize the performance on servers with
multi-core processors.
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Normal Power EEE Enabled
0.81 Watts
0.45 Watts
Power Savings w/EEE
Energy Efficient Ethernet Power Savings.
No Coalescing. As shown by the red line,
components have less time between DMA
calls to reach and stay in lower power.
Power Management Technologies
Today, companies everywhere are looking
for ways to decrease energy consumption
across the enterprise to reduce costs and
environmental impact, while at the same
time solving increasingly important power
density challenges. That’s why Intel has
introduced new, advanced Power Management Technologies (PMTs that enable
enterprises to congure power options on
the adapter and more effectively manage
power consumption.
Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
The Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I210
family supports the IEEE802.3az Energy
Efcient Ethernet (EEE) standard so that,
during periods of low network activity,
EEE reduces the power consumption of an
Ethernet connection by negotiating with a
compliant EEE switch port to transition to
a low power idle (LPI) state.
This reduces the controller power to ap-
proximately 50% of its normal operating
power, saving power on the network port
and the switch port. When increased net-
work trafc is detected, the controller and
the switch quickly come back to full power
to handle the increased network trafc.
EEE is supported for both 1000BASE-T
and 100BASE-TX.
Based on the congurable DMAC settings,
incoming packets are buffered momentarily before any DMA calls are made.
This enables the controller to intelligently
identify opportunities to batch multiple
packets together so that when components are wakened from lower power
states they can efciently handle the
batched packets at the same time. This
enables platform components to remain
in lower power states longer, which can
dramatically reduce platform energy
consumption. DMAC synchronizes DMA
calls across all controller ports to ensure
maximum power savings.
Environmentally Friendly Design
The Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I210
Family is low halogen1 and completely
lead-free to reduce the potential for
environmental impact. This, in combination
with power management technologies,
a unique ventilated bracket, and spacesaving design make this adapter an ideal
solution for compact workstations and
entry-level servers.
With Coalescing. With more time between
DMA calls, components can reach lower
power states and remain in them longer
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DMA Coalescing
Another power management technology
that can reduce power on the server platform is DMA Coalescing (DMAC). Typically,
when a packet arrives at the adapter, a
DMA request is initiated in order to place
the packet into host (or server) memory.
This transaction wakes up the processor,
memory, and other system components
from a lower power state in order to
perform the tasks required to handle the
incoming packet.
General Features
Features Benefits
Intel® Ethernet Controller I210
With
PCI Express* v2.1 Support
Low Halogen
Low profile single-port copper adapter • Compact design for high-density servers
Ships with full-height bracket installed; low-profile
bracket included in package. Single-screw mount.
Ventilated bracket • Maximize airflow and cooling
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• Industry-leading integrated MAC/PHY PCIe Gen2 GbE controller
• 2.5 GT/s support for x1 width (Lane)
• Leadership in an environmentally friendly ecosystem
• Streamlines installation
Ethernet Features
Features Benefits
Audio-Video Bridging (AVB) Support (802.1Qav) • Dedicated Tx and Rx Queues for AVB traffic
• Supports Forwarding and Queuing Enhancements for Time-Sensitive Streams
• Supports Time-based transmission
IEEE* 802.3* auto-negotiaton • Automatic link configuration for speed duplex and flow control
1 Gb/s Ethernet IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab PHY
specifications compliant
Integrated PHY for 10/100/1000 Mb/s for multispeed, full, and half-duplex
IEEE 802.3x and IEEE 802.3z compliant flow control
support with software-controllable Rx thresholds
and Tx pause frames
Automatic cross-over detection function (MDI/
MDI-X)
IEEE 1588 protocol and 802.1AS implementation • Time-stamping and synchronization of time sensitive applications
• Robust operation over installed base of Cat 5 twisted-pair cabling
• Smaller footprint and lower power dissipation compared to multiple discrete MAC and PHYs
• Local control of network congestion levels
• Frame loss reduced from receive overruns
• The PHY automatically detects which application is being used and configures itself accordingly
• Distribute common time to media devices
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Power Management and Efciency Features
Features Benefits
IEEE 802.3az - Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) • Power consumption by the PHY is reduced by approximately 50%; link transitions to low power Idle (LPI)
DMA Coalescing • Reduces platform power consumption by coalescing, aligning, and synchronizing DMA
Smart Power Down (SPD) at S0 no link /Sx no link • PHY powers down circuits and clocks that are not required for detection of link activity
Active State Power Management (ASPM) • Optionality Compliance bit enables ASPM or runs ASPM compliance tests to support entry to L0s
LAN disable function • Option to disable the LAN Port and/or PCIe Function. Disabling just the PCIe function but keeping the
Full wake up support::
• Advanced Power Management (APM) Support–
[formerly Wake on LAN]
• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI) specification v2.0c
• Magic Packet* wake-up enable with unique MAC
address
ACPI register set and power down functionality supporting D0 and D3 states
MAC Power Management controls • Power management controls in the MAC /PHY enable the device to enter a low-power state
Low Power Link Up - Link Speed Control • Enables a link to come up at the lowest possible speed in cases where power is more important than
Power Management Protocol Offload (Proxying) • Avoid spurious wake up events and reduce system power consumption when the device is in D3 low
state as defined in the IEEE 802.3az (EEE) standard
• Enables synchronizing port activity and power management of memory, CPU and RC internal circuitry
LAN port that resides on it fully active (for manageability purposes and BMC pass-through traffic).
• APM - Designed to receive a broadcast or unicast packet with an explicit data pattern (Magic Packet) and
assert a signal to wake up the system
• ACPI - PCIe power management based wake-up that can generate system wake-up events from a number of sources
• A power-managed link speed control lowers link speed (and power) when highest link performance is not
requireds
performance
power state and system in in S3 or S4 low power states
Stateless Ofoads and Performance Features
Features Benefits
TCP/UDP, IPv4 checksum offloads (Rx/ Tx/Largesend); Extended Tx descriptors)
IPv6 support for IP/TCP and IP/UDP receive checksum offload
Transmit Segmentation Offloading (TSO) (IPv4, IPv6) • Increased throughput and lower processor usage
Interrupt throttling control • Limits maximum interrupt rate and improves CPU usage
Legacy and Message Signal Interrupt (MSI) • Interrupt mapping.
Message Signal Interrupt Extension (MSI-X) • Dynamic allocation of up to 5 vectors per port
Intelligent interrupt generation • Enhanced software device driver performance
Receive Side Scaling (RSS) for Windows* • Up to four queues per port
Scalable I/O for Linux environments (IPv4, IPv6, TCP/
UDP)
Support for packets up to 9.5 KB ( Jumbo Frames) • Enables faster and more accurate throughput of data
Low Latency Interrupts • Based on the sensitivity of the incoming data, the controller can bypass the automatic moderation of
Header/packet data split in receive • Helps the driver to focus on the relevant part of the packet without the need to parse it
PCIe v2.1 TLP Processing Hint Requester • Provides hints on a per transaction basis to facilitate optimized processing of
Descriptor ring management hardware for Transmit
and Receive
• More offload capabilities and improved CPU usage
• Checksum and segmentation capability extended to new standard packet type
• Improved CPU usage
• Improves the system performance related to handling of network data on multiprocessor systems
time intervals between the interrupts
• Optimized descriptor fetch and write-back for efficient system memory and PCIe bandwidth usage
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Remote Boot Option Features
Features Benefits
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) flash interface support)
Intel® iSCSI Remote Boot for Windows, Linux, and
VMware
Intel Boot Agent software--Linux* boot via PXE or
BOOTP, Windows* Deployment Services, or UEFI
Descriptor ring management hardware for Transmit
and Receive
• Enables system boot up via the EFI (32 bit and 64 bit)
• Flash interface for PXE 2.1 option ROM
• Enables system boot up via iSCSI
• Provides additional network management capability
• Enables networked computer to boot using a program code image supplied by a remote server• Complies
with the Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) Version 2.1 Specification
• Optimized descriptor fetch and write-back for efficient system memory and PCIe bandwidth usage
Managebility Features
Features Benefits
DMTF Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI)
Pass-through
Intel® System Management Bus (SMBus)
Pass-through
Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP)
over SMBus and PCIe
OS2BMC Traffic support • Transmission and reception of traffic internally to communicate between the OS and local BMC
Private OS2BMC Traffic Flow • BMC may have its own private connection to the network controller and network flows are blocked
Firmware Based Thermal Management • Can be programmed via the BMC to initiate Thermal actions and report thermal occurrences
IEEE 802.3 MII Management Interface • Enables the MAC and software to monitor and control the state of the PHY
MAC/PHY Control and Status • Enhanced control capabilities through PHY reset, link status, duplex indication, and MAC Dx power state
Watchdog timer • Defined by the FLASHT register to minimize Flash updates
Extended error reporting • Messaging support to communicate multiple types/severity of errors
Controller Memory Protection • Main internal memories are protected by error correcting code (ECC ) or parity bits
Vital Product Data (VPD) Support • Support for VPD memory area
• Supports pass through traffic between BMC and Controller’s LAN functions
• Meets RMII Spec, Rev. 1.2 as a PHY-side devi
• Enables BMC to configure the Controller’s filters and management related capabilities.
• Used for baseboard management controller (BMC) communication between add-in devices
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Specications
Connector • RJ-45 (Copper)
IEEE standard/network topology • EEE 802.3/10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Cabling • Category-3 or higher for 10BASE-T operation
• Category-5 or higher for 100BASE-TX operation
• Category-5e or higher for 1000BASE-T operation
Data rate supported per port • 10/100/1000 Mbps copper
Bus Type • PCI Express* 2.1 (2.5GT/s)
Bus Width • 1-lane PCI Express; operable in x1 or greater slots
Interrupt levels • INTA, INTB, INTC, INTD, MSI, MSI-X
Hardware certifications • FCC B, UL CE, VCCI, BSMI, C TICK, KCC
Controller - processor • Intel® Ethernet Controller I210
Power consumption (active-typical) • 0.81 W
Operating temperature • 0 oC to 55 oC (32 oF to 131oF)
Storage temperature • -40 oC to 70 oC (-40 oF to 158 oF)
Storage humidity • 90% non-condensing relative humidity at 35 oC
Connect speed LED Indicators • Link/Activity LED: off = No Link; on = Link; Blinking = Activity
• Speed LED: Not illuminated = 10Mb/s; green = 100Mb/s; amber = 1 Gb/s
Physical Dimensons
Length 6.7 cm ( 2.64 inches)
(Bracket) Width 1.8 cm ( 0.709 inches)
Full-height end bracket 12.07 cm ( 4.755 inches)
Low-profile end bracket 8 cm (3.15 inches)
Intel Backing
Limited Lifetime Warranty
90-Day, money-back guarantee (U.S. and Canada)
Product Codes
Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I210
I210 T1 Single Pack
I210T 1B LK Bulk Pack – Order 5, Get 5
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Operation System/Architecture Support
Operating System IA32 X64
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
Windows XP Professional SP3
Windows Vista SP2
Windows 7 SP1
Windows Server 2003 SP2
Windows Server 2008 SP2
Windows Server 2008 SP2 Core
Windows Server 2008 SP2 (w/ Hyper-V role)
Hyper-V Server 2008 SP2 (stand-alone version)
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Core
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (w/ Hyper-V role)
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1 (stand-alone version)
WinPE 1.6 (2003 PE)
WinPE 2.1 (2008 PE)
WinPE 3.0 (2008 R2 PE)
Windows CE 6 (based on NDIS5.x)
Windows CE 7/WEC7 (based on NDIS6.x)
Windows Embedded Standard 7
Linux Stable Kernel version 2.6/3.x
Linux RHEL 5.8
Linux RHEL 6.2
Linux SLES 10 SP4
Linux SLES 11 SP2
FreeBSD 9
DOS NDIS
DOS ODI
EFI 1.1
UEFI 2.1
UEFI 2.3
VMware ESXi 5.0
VMware ESX M/N.next 3 (GA TBD)
Xen
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1-Minimal Validation
2- VMware ESX drivers are not included on the SW Release CDs; they are only available from VMware’s web
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