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FTXL710-BM1 Product Overview
The Intel Ethernet Controller FTXL710-BM1 is a high-performance, low-power Ethernet controller from Intel, part of the XL710-BM1 series. Manufactured on a 28nm process and housed in a FCBGA-576 (25×25mm) package, the FTXL710-BM1 supports data rates of 1000Mbps/10000Mbps/40000Mbps. As a key member of Intel's "Fortville" 700-series Ethernet controller family, the FTXL710-BM1 is specifically designed to meet the high-bandwidth, low-latency networking demands of modern data centers, enterprise servers, and network infrastructure. The chip features a PCI Express 3.0 x8 host interface (8 GT/s) with a typical power consumption of just 7W, and supports flexible configurations of quad-port 10GbE or single-port 40GbE. As a key product of Intel's 7th-generation Ethernet controllers, the FTXL710-BM1 integrates advanced hardware virtualization acceleration and network offload features, making it an ideal core component for building high-performance, high-reliability network infrastructure.
FTXL710-BM1 Key Features
The FTXL710-BM1 embodies Intel's deep expertise in high-performance networking through its robust hardware architecture and feature set. It features a PCI Express 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) x8 host interface with up to 8 GT/s bandwidth, ensuring a high-speed data path to the host CPU. The FTXL710-BM1 supports PCI-SIG SR-IOV and Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP) , allowing a single physical Ethernet port to be divided into multiple independent virtual functions (VFs) with predictable bandwidth for virtual machines. The chip also supports Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) , offloading packet switching tasks to the network hardware to significantly reduce CPU and hypervisor overhead. The FTXL710-BM1 integrates Intel Data Direct I/O Technology (Intel DDIO) , enabling server adapters and controllers to directly access processor cache, reducing latency and power consumption. Additionally, the FTXL710-BM1 supports Intel Ethernet Power Management for optimized energy efficiency and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for storage and network traffic convergence.
FTXL710-BM1 Applications
With its superior performance and flexible configuration options, the FTXL710-BM1 is widely deployed in demanding networking environments. As a core controller, the FTXL710-BM1 is an ideal component for quad-port 10GbE SFP+ network adapters (such as Intel X710-DA4 compatible products), providing high-density 10G connectivity for rack servers, blade servers, and storage systems. The FTXL710-BM1 is also suitable for single-port 40GbE QSFP+ adapters, meeting the 40G bandwidth requirements of high-performance computing and data centers. With its robust support for SR-IOV, VMDq, and Intel DDIO, the FTXL710-BM1 is particularly well-suited for virtualized data centers and cloud computing environments, enabling vSwitch acceleration, virtual machine network isolation, and high-performance virtual network functions (VNFs). Furthermore, the FTXL710-BM1's support for FCoE makes it an excellent choice for converged networks and storage area networks (SAN) .
FTXL710-BM1 Key Advantages
The FTXL710-BM1 stands out as a mature, commercially available network controller chip that strikes an excellent balance between high performance, high integration, and broad compatibility. Manufactured on a 28nm process and housed in a FCBGA-576 (25×25mm) package with a typical power consumption of just 7W, the FTXL710-BM1 delivers exceptional networking performance while maintaining extremely low power consumption. The FTXL710-BM1 supports a commercial temperature range of 0℃ to 55℃ and is RoHS compliant. Intel provides comprehensive driver support for the FTXL710-BM1 across mainstream operating systems including Windows Server, Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SLES), and VMware ESXi. The FTXL710-BM1 is available in both Tray and Tape & Reel packaging (ordering code FTXL710-BM1, spec code SLLK9 for Tray, SLLKA for T&R), with Tape & Reel being ideal for high-volume automated SMT assembly. The FTXL710-BM1 offers system integrators and OEMs a highly competitive high-bandwidth networking solution, making it the core chip of choice for building next-generation high-speed network infrastructure.
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FAQs:
1 What is the FTXL710-BM1 chip
It is a high performance Ethernet network controller chip from Intel belonging to the XL710 series primarily used in data centers servers and enterprise high speed networking devices.
2 What is FTXL710-BM1 main network interface speed
It supports 10Gbps and 40Gbps high speed Ethernet rates and can be configured to provide either four 10G channels or a single 40G channel meeting high bandwidth data exchange requirements.
3 What package and interface does FTXL710-BM1 use
It uses a high density BGA ball grid array package and features built in SerDes interfaces for high speed serial data transmission with extremely high integration.
4 What type of host bus interface does FTXL710-BM1 support
It supports the PCI Express 3.0 host bus interface typically in an x8 lane configuration for high throughput data exchange with the server CPU.
5 What are the operating voltage and temperature ranges
It uses a multi voltage domain design including 1.0V for the core and 1.8V for I/O and features an industrial grade temperature range from minus 40 degrees Celsius to plus 85 degrees Celsius ensuring excellent environmental tolerance.
6 What application scenarios is it suitable for
It is widely used in server network interface cards high speed network switches high performance computing clusters and industrial network acceleration devices requiring high bandwidth throughput.
7 What built in hardware acceleration and virtualization features does it have
It integrates a rich set of packet processing engines supporting VMDq Virtual Machine Device Queues, RSS Receive Side Scaling, VXLAN and NVGRE tunneling offload, as well as checksum offloading to effectively reduce CPU load.
8 What are the power consumption and cooling requirements
Due to its high performance and intensive internal processing, power consumption is significant during full speed operation. The design must implement efficient cooling measures such as large heatsinks or forced air cooling integrated with the system airflow.
9 What are the PCB design requirements for the BGA package
High layer count PCBs are required with strict impedance and length matching control for PCIe and Ethernet high speed differential traces and decoupling capacitors must be placed near the power pins to ensure signal integrity.
10 What external components are needed to use FTXL710-BM1 chip
It typically requires external high speed Ethernet PHY transceivers, QSFP+ or SFP+ optical module interfaces, high precision clock generators, and associated power management circuitry to build a complete network physical port.