Chapter 1: Introduction
The SMC TigerCard™ 10G
•Kernel Driver – This deployment uses a single instance of a VNIC interface for standard operating drivers. This interface provides a
•Accelerated Virtual I/O – The second deployment scenario greatly improves I/O for virtualized operating systems. The SMC VNIC architecture provides thousands of protected interfaces to the host system, granting any application or virtualized (guest) operating system direct access to the network hardware. This hypervisor bypass technology, unique to SMC Ethernet controllers, is the only way to provide solid I/O performance to virtualized guest operating systems.
Advanced Features
•Virtual NIC Support – The core of SMC’s technology. Protected VNIC interfaces can be instantiated for each running guest operating system or application, giving it a direct pipeline to the Ethernet network. This architecture provides the most efficient way to maximize network and CPU efficiency. The SMC Ethernet controller supports up to 4096 VNIC interfaces.
•PCI Express – Implements PCI Express 1.1.
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•10 Gigabit Ethernet – 10 times the throughput of 1G Ethernet, 10G enables the ability to design a
•iSCSI Support – Reduced TCO (total cost of ownership) for shared storage and converged fabrics.
•iSCSI Acceleration in Virtual Environment – Reduce CPU utilization, lower networking latency, improved machine utilization, and easier management.
•RSS – Receive Side Scaling raises the utilization levels of