Dec 16 2010
Solarflare, provider of 10 GbE services, announced that it has introduced a new optical transceiver module to enhance its SFP+ product series. The 850 nm Solarflare SFM10G-SR optical transceiver module supports numerous types of optical fiber such as OM3, OM2, and OM1 multi-mode fiber.
The module has the ability to drive OM3 fiber to a maximum of 300 m for supporting enterprise networking, data center, and cluster applications. The company’s SFP+ transceiver assures that the 10GbE server adapters offer scalable, low-power, low-latency, and high-performance I/O virtualization.
Solarflare has expanded its product portfolio to address the customer requests of supporting a comprehensive networking solution that includes the physical interconnection. The SFP+ transceiver module is compatible with the company’s dual-port and single-port SFP+ 10GbE server adapters. The company provides a full 10GBASE-T system for twisted pair copper cabling purposes.
Solarflare's SFN5000 range of 10 GbE adapters offer high-performance and low-power solutions that support SFP+ for deployed optical fiber and 10GBASE-T for twisted-pair copper cabling. The server adapters address the newest cloud computing applications. They feature hardware-assisted support for virtualization and deliver enhanced application performance by a maximum of five times.