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NetXtreme® 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 interoperability—leverages Broadcom's market-proven Ethernet architecture and software. BCM57202P OVERVIEW FEATURES 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. • Dual-port 1GbE adapter for rack and tower servers 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. • I/O Virtualization supported with 17 receive queues and 16 transmit queues per port 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. • MSI and MSI-X support • x1 PCI Express (PCIe) v2.0 (5 GT/s) support • Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) • 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 • 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  Service Provider  Data Centers  Enterprise • iSCSI remote boot support BENEFITS • 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 Ethernet—Reduces 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 complexity—Broadcom Ethernet solutions available across a wide range of server platforms. – Unifies the Server Adapter and storage management using Broadcom Advanced Management Suite (BACS). Management SPECIFICATIONS • Broadcom—BACS management application, WMI, and Broadcom Management API (BMAPI) General Environmental Requirements • Form factor—Low profile 4.3" x 2.7" (109.22 mm x 68.58 mm) • Operating temperature: 32°F to 131°F (0°C to 55°C) • Bus type—x1 PCI Express 2.0 (5 GT/s) • Storage temperature: –40°F to 149°F (–40°C to 65°C) • Data rate—10/100/1000 Mbps per port, per direction • MAC controller—BCM5720-2P • Connector—RJ-45 OS Support • Microsoft—Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, and 2012, all editions • Linux – Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.9/5.8, 6.4/6.3 – Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP4/SP3, 11 U3/U2 • VMware—vSphere 5.x • Citrix—XenServer 6.1 Hardware • Certifications—RoHS, FCC A, UL, CE, VCCI, BSMI, CTICK, KCC • Compatible with x86 and x64 servers utilizing the PCIe v1.x and v2.x interfaces • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Advanced Features and Standards • PCI Express base specification 2.0 • PCI bus power management interface (rev 1.2) • Advanced Error Reporting (AER) • TCP segmentation/large send offload • ACPI v2.0 • SMBus 2.0 • IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T • IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX • IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T • IEEE 802.1q—VLAN tagging support • IEEE 802.3x—Flow control • IEEE 802.3az—EEE • IPv4 and IPv6 offload • Teaming support • MSI-X supports independent queues ORDERING INFORMATION Part Number Broadcom BCM5720-2P Dual-Port Ethernet Server Adapter (Single) BCM5720-2P Broadcom BCM5720-2P Dual-Port Ethernet Server Adapter (Bulk 10-pack) BCM5720-2PBLK For more information, visit: www.broadcom.com ABOUT BROADCOM Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® 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 everything®. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com. 5720-PB301-R • February 10, 2015 © 2015 Broadcom Corporation. All rights reserved. Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting everything, NetXtreme®, 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.