Intel FTXL710-BM2 Ethernet Controller 40GbE/10GbE Dual-Port PCIe 3.0 x8 FCBGA-576

FTXL710-BM2 Product Overview

The Intel Ethernet Controller FTXL710-BM2 is a high-performance, low-power Ethernet controller from Intel, part of the XL710-BM2 series. Manufactured on a 28nm process and housed in a FCBGA-576 (25×25mm) package, the FTXL710-BM2 supports data rates of 1000Mbps/10000Mbps/40000Mbps. As a key member of Intel's "Fortville" 700-series Ethernet controller family, the FTXL710-BM2 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 8.5W, and supports flexible configurations of dual-port 40GbE or quad-port 10GbE. As a key product of Intel's 7th-generation Ethernet controllers, the FTXL710-BM2 integrates advanced hardware virtualization acceleration and network offload features, making it an ideal core component for building high-performance, high-reliability network infrastructure.

FTXL710-BM2 Key Features

The FTXL710-BM2 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 (64 Gb/s), ensuring a high-speed data path to the host CPU. The FTXL710-BM2 supports PCI-SIG SR-IOV with up to 128 virtual functions (VFs) and 16 physical functions (PFs). 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-BM2 integrates Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (Intel VT-c) , significantly enhancing networking performance in virtualized environments. Additionally, the FTXL710-BM2 supports iSCSI acceleration, FCoE offload, RSS/TX queues, DPDK, and PXE remote boot. MAC interfaces support I2C, PCIe, and SMBus. The FTXL710-BM2 operates at 3.3Vwith a temperature range of 0℃ to 55℃.

FTXL710-BM2 Applications

With its superior performance and flexible configuration options, the FTXL710-BM2 is widely deployed in demanding networking environments. As a core controller, the FTXL710-BM2 is an ideal component for dual-port 40GbE QSFP+ network adapters, providing high-density 40G connectivity for rack servers, blade servers, and storage systems. The FTXL710-BM2 is also suitable for quad-port 10GbE SFP+ adapters, meeting the 10G bandwidth requirements of data centers. With its robust support for SR-IOV, VMDq, and Intel VT-c, the FTXL710-BM2 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-BM2's support for FCoE and iSCSI acceleration makes it an excellent choice for converged networks and storage area networks (SAN). The FTXL710-BM2 can be deployed as an add-in NIC or LOM in rack or pedestal servers, or as a mezzanine card or LOM in blade servers.

FTXL710-BM2 Key Advantages

The FTXL710-BM2 stands out as a mature, commercially available network controller chip that strikes an excellent balance between high performance, high integration, and broad compatibility. Housed in a FCBGA-576 (25×25mm) package and operating from a single 3.3V supply, the FTXL710-BM2 consumes only 8.5W typical power, delivering exceptional networking performance while maintaining extremely low power consumption. The FTXL710-BM2 supports a commercial temperature range of 0℃ to 55℃ and is RoHS compliant. Intel provides comprehensive driver support for the FTXL710-BM2 across mainstream operating systems including Windows Server, Linux (RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu), and FreeBSD. The FTXL710-BM2 is available in both Tray and Tape & Reel packaging, with ordering code FTXL710-BM2 and spec codes SLLK7 (Tray) and SLLK8 (T&R). The FTXL710-BM2 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-BM2 chip
The FTXL710-BM2 is a high performance Ethernet network controller chip from Intel belonging to the 700 series Ethernet controller family, primarily designed for data center servers and enterprise high speed network connections.

2 What is its main network interface speed
The FTXL710-BM2 supports high speed Ethernet data rates of 10Gbps and 40Gbps. The FTXL710-BM2 can be configured via hardware to implement four independent 10G channels or aggregate them into a single 40G channel to meet high bandwidth data transmission needs.

3 What package and host interface does it use
The FTXL710-BM2 adopts a high density BGA ball grid array package with integrated high speed SerDes physical layer interfaces. The FTXL710-BM2 supports the PCI Express 3.0 host bus interface, typically in an x8 lane configuration, for high throughput data exchange with the server CPU.

4 What are the operating voltage and temperature ranges
The FTXL710-BM2 uses a multi voltage domain design including a core voltage of 1.0 volts and interface voltage of 1.8 volts. The industrial grade temperature range is typically from minus 40 degrees Celsius to plus 85 degrees Celsius.

5 What application scenarios is it suitable for
The FTXL710-BM2 is widely used in data center server network interface cards, high speed network switches, high performance computing clusters, and various industrial high bandwidth network acceleration devices.

6 What built in hardware acceleration and virtualization features does it have
The FTXL710-BM2 integrates powerful packet processing engines that support VMDq Virtual Machine Device Queues, RSS Receive Side Scaling, VXLAN/NVGRE network tunnel encapsulation offload, and IP/TCP/UDP checksum offloading to effectively reduce CPU utilization.

7 What are the power consumption and cooling requirements
The FTXL710-BM2 has high power consumption during full speed operation. An efficient cooling solution must be incorporated at the system design stage, such as mounting a high thermal conductivity aluminum heatsink or utilizing active forced air cooling via high speed airflow channels.

8 What are the PCB design requirements for the BGA package
For the FTXL710-BM2, high layer count PCBs are required. Strict impedance matching and length control for PCIe and Ethernet high speed differential signals must be maintained, and sufficient low ESR decoupling capacitors must be placed near the chip's power supply pins to ensure signal integrity.

9 What external components are needed to use this chip
The FTXL710-BM2 typically requires an external Ethernet PHY transceiver chip, QSFP+ or SFP+ high speed optical module interface components, a precision reference clock source, and an associated power management circuit to build a complete physical port design.

10 What is the main difference compared to the FTXL710-BM1 model
While both belong to the XL710 series, the FTXL710-BM2 typically features optimizations or adjustments in packaging, internal channel layout, or specific 4x10G/1x40G configuration settings.