The 82599 is a derivative of previous generations of Intel 1 GbE and 10 GbE Network Interface Card (NIC) designs. Many features of its predecessors remain intact; however, some have been removed or modified as well as new features introduced.

Two versions are available:

• 82599EB- PCI Express* (PCIe*) 2.0, dual port 10 Gigabit Ethernet controller
• 82599ES – Serial 10 GbE backplane interface for blade implementations ( Includes the 82599EB SKU functionality plus serial)

The 82599 is a derivative of previous generations of Intel 1 GbE and 10 GbE Network Interface Card (NIC) designs

Features

Networking Specifications

• # of Ports -- Dual
• Data Rate Per Port -- 10 Gbps
• Interface Type -- PCIe v2.0 (5.0GT/s)
• Temperature Range -- 0-70oC
• NC Sideband Interface -- Yes
• Jumbo Frames Supported -- Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity

• On-chip QoS and Traffic Management -- Yes
• Flexible Port Partitioning -- Yes
• Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) -- Yes
• PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable -- Yes