Dell 540-BCIV 2-Port 100Gb/s QSFP28 PCIe GE 100GBase-X Network Adapter

Product Description

The Dell 540-BCIV is a high-performance network interface card (NIC) engineered to deliver exceptional speed and bandwidth for demanding enterprise workloads. Featuring two QSFP28 ports, each capable of operating at 100Gb/s, this adapter provides a total aggregate bandwidth of 200 Gb/s. This makes it ideal for data-intensive applications such as high-performance computing (HPC), large-scale data analytics, storage networking, and high-frequency trading platforms where low latency and massive throughput are critical. Installed via a PCIe Gen3 x16 interface, the 540-BCIV ensures a high-speed connection to the server's motherboard, preventing bottlenecks between the network adapter and the system's processing capabilities. The QSFP28 connectors are designed to accommodate 100 Gigabit Ethernet transceivers or direct attach copper cables, offering flexibility in network connectivity. This adapter is optimized for Dell PowerEdge servers, ensuring seamless integration and performance. Beyond raw speed, the Dell 540-BCIV often supports advanced features like RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) and RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet). These technologies allow network traffic to bypass the operating system's network stack, enabling direct memory-to-memory transfers between servers. This significantly reduces CPU utilization and latency, further enhancing application performance in clustered environments and distributed computing scenarios. It's a crucial component for modern data centers aiming to maximize efficiency and speed.