{"product_id":"mellanox-cx556a-connectx-5-vpi-2p-qsfp28-ethernetinfiniband-nic-mcx556a-ecat-low-profile-bracket","title":"Mellanox CX556A ConnectX-5 VPI 2P QSFP28 Ethernet\/InfiniBand NIC MCX556A-ECAT  (Low Profile Bracket)","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"194\" data-start=\"135\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMellanox NVIDIA CX556A ConnectX-5 VPI Dual Port QSFP28\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"269\" data-start=\"195\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"269\" data-start=\"195\"\u003eEthernet \/ InfiniBand PCIe 3.0 x16 Network Adapter Card – MCX556A-ECAT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"713\" data-start=\"271\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-end=\"337\" data-start=\"275\"\u003eNVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-5 VPI Adapter Card (MCX556A-ECAT)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a high-performance dual-port network interface card designed for \u003cstrong data-end=\"444\" data-start=\"406\"\u003e100GbE Ethernet and EDR InfiniBand\u003c\/strong\u003e connectivity. Built for modern data centers, cloud infrastructure, and high-performance computing (HPC) environments, it delivers ultra-low latency, advanced hardware offloads, and protocol flexibility via Mellanox’s \u003cstrong data-end=\"701\" data-start=\"662\"\u003eVirtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI)\u003c\/strong\u003e technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr data-end=\"718\" data-start=\"715\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"750\" data-start=\"720\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePart Number Identification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-end=\"853\" data-start=\"751\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"798\" data-start=\"751\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"798\" data-start=\"753\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"769\" data-start=\"753\"\u003eMCX556A-ECAT\u003c\/strong\u003e – Manufacturer part number\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"853\" data-start=\"799\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"853\" data-start=\"801\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"811\" data-start=\"801\"\u003eCX556A\u003c\/strong\u003e – ConnectX-5 adapter family designation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr data-end=\"858\" data-start=\"855\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"886\" data-start=\"860\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eGeneral Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-end=\"1404\" data-start=\"887\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"961\" data-start=\"887\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"961\" data-start=\"889\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"905\" data-start=\"889\"\u003eDevice Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Network Adapter (VPI – Virtual Protocol Interconnect)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"987\" data-start=\"962\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"987\" data-start=\"964\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"974\" data-start=\"964\"\u003ePorts:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 × QSFP28\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1093\" data-start=\"988\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1014\" data-start=\"990\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1012\" data-start=\"990\"\u003eMaximum Data Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\t\u003cul data-end=\"1093\" data-start=\"1017\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli data-end=\"1048\" data-start=\"1017\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp data-end=\"1048\" data-start=\"1019\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eUp to \u003cstrong data-end=\"1046\" data-start=\"1025\"\u003e100 Gb\/s per port\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli data-end=\"1093\" data-start=\"1051\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp data-end=\"1093\" data-start=\"1053\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupports Ethernet and InfiniBand modes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1253\" data-start=\"1094\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1141\" data-start=\"1096\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1115\" data-start=\"1096\"\u003eHost Interface:\u003c\/strong\u003e PCI Express \u003cstrong data-end=\"1139\" data-start=\"1128\"\u003e3.0 x16\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\t\u003cul data-end=\"1253\" data-start=\"1144\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli data-end=\"1197\" data-start=\"1144\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp data-end=\"1197\" data-start=\"1146\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBackward compatible with earlier PCIe generations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli data-end=\"1253\" data-start=\"1200\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp data-end=\"1253\" data-start=\"1202\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOperates in PCIe Gen 4.0 systems (slot dependent)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1364\" data-start=\"1254\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1287\" data-start=\"1256\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1272\" data-start=\"1256\"\u003eForm Factor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plug-in card\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\t\u003cul data-end=\"1364\" data-start=\"1290\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli data-end=\"1364\" data-start=\"1290\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp data-end=\"1364\" data-start=\"1292\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAvailable with \u003cstrong data-end=\"1333\" data-start=\"1307\"\u003efull-height (standard)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-end=\"1353\" data-start=\"1338\"\u003elow-profile\u003c\/strong\u003e brackets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1404\" data-start=\"1365\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1404\" data-start=\"1367\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1397\" data-start=\"1367\"\u003eTypical Power Consumption:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~23W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr data-end=\"1409\" data-start=\"1406\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1434\" data-start=\"1411\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSupported Protocols\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"1449\" data-start=\"1435\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1449\" data-start=\"1435\"\u003eInfiniBand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-end=\"1498\" data-start=\"1450\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1498\" data-start=\"1450\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1498\" data-start=\"1452\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSDR, DDR, QDR, FDR, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1496\" data-start=\"1472\"\u003eEDR (up to 100 Gb\/s)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"1512\" data-start=\"1500\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1512\" data-start=\"1500\"\u003eEthernet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-end=\"1561\" data-start=\"1513\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1561\" data-start=\"1513\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1561\" data-start=\"1515\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, 40GbE, 50GbE, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1559\" data-start=\"1549\"\u003e100GbE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"1587\" data-start=\"1563\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1587\" data-start=\"1563\"\u003eStandards Compliance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-end=\"1652\" data-start=\"1588\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1602\" data-start=\"1588\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1602\" data-start=\"1590\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIEEE 802.x\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1652\" data-start=\"1603\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1652\" data-start=\"1605\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eInfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) standards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr data-end=\"1657\" data-start=\"1654\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1691\" data-start=\"1659\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eKey Features \u0026amp; Accelerations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-end=\"2329\" data-start=\"1692\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1801\" data-start=\"1692\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1801\" data-start=\"1694\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1734\" data-start=\"1694\"\u003eVPI (Virtual Protocol Interconnect):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1737\" data-start=\"1734\"\u003e\n\tAutomatically detects and operates over Ethernet or InfiniBand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1889\" data-start=\"1802\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1889\" data-start=\"1804\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1826\" data-start=\"1804\"\u003eUltra-Low Latency:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1829\" data-start=\"1826\"\u003e\n\tSub-600 nanosecond latency for latency-sensitive workloads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"1980\" data-start=\"1890\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"1911\" data-start=\"1892\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1909\" data-start=\"1892\"\u003eRDMA Support:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\t\u003cul data-end=\"1980\" data-start=\"1914\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli data-end=\"1953\" data-start=\"1914\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp data-end=\"1953\" data-start=\"1916\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli data-end=\"1980\" data-start=\"1956\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp data-end=\"1980\" data-start=\"1958\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNative InfiniBand RDMA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2071\" data-start=\"1981\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2071\" data-start=\"1983\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2015\" data-start=\"1983\"\u003eNVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2018\" data-start=\"2015\"\u003e\n\tEnables high-throughput, low-latency storage access\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2140\" data-start=\"2072\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2140\" data-start=\"2074\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2088\" data-start=\"2074\"\u003eGPUDirect:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2091\" data-start=\"2088\"\u003e\n\tDirect data movement between NIC and GPU memory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2233\" data-start=\"2141\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2164\" data-start=\"2143\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2162\" data-start=\"2143\"\u003eVirtualization:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\t\u003cul data-end=\"2233\" data-start=\"2167\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli data-end=\"2185\" data-start=\"2167\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp data-end=\"2185\" data-start=\"2169\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSR-IOV support\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003cli data-end=\"2233\" data-start=\"2188\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cp data-end=\"2233\" data-start=\"2190\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHardware-accelerated switching and offloads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2329\" data-start=\"2234\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2329\" data-start=\"2236\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2259\" data-start=\"2236\"\u003eCPU Offload Engine:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"2262\" data-start=\"2259\"\u003e\n\tReduces host CPU utilization for networking and storage workloads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr data-end=\"2334\" data-start=\"2331\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"2370\" data-start=\"2336\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOperating System Compatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-end=\"2471\" data-start=\"2371\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2399\" data-start=\"2371\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2399\" data-start=\"2373\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMicrosoft Windows Server\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2455\" data-start=\"2400\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2455\" data-start=\"2402\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLinux distributions (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, FreeBSD)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2471\" data-start=\"2456\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2471\" data-start=\"2458\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eVMware ESXi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-end=\"2525\" data-start=\"2473\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e(OS support depends on driver and firmware versions)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr data-end=\"2530\" data-start=\"2527\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"2551\" data-start=\"2532\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIdeal Use Cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul data-end=\"2724\" data-start=\"2552\"\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2586\" data-start=\"2552\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2586\" data-start=\"2554\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHigh-Performance Computing (HPC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2622\" data-start=\"2587\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2622\" data-start=\"2589\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCloud and hyperscale data centers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2643\" data-start=\"2623\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2643\" data-start=\"2625\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBig data analytics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2679\" data-start=\"2644\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2679\" data-start=\"2646\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMachine learning and AI workloads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli data-end=\"2724\" data-start=\"2680\"\u003e\n\t\u003cp data-end=\"2724\" data-start=\"2682\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHigh-speed storage and NVMe-oF 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