General description of the SmartNICs
The Napatech SmartNICs running Napatech Link-Capture™ Software are intelligent SmartNICs with HW-accelerated 2 × 200 Gbit/s, 2 × 100 Gbit/s, 1 × 100 Gbit/s, 2 × 40 Gbit/s, 1 × 40 Gbit/s, 8 × 25/10 Gbit/s, 4 × 25/10 Gbit/s, 2 × 25/10 Gbit/s, 8 × 10 Gbit/s, 4 × 10 Gbit/s, 4 × 10/1 Gbit/s, 2 × 10/1 Gbit/s or 4 × 1 Gbit/s frame capturing, frame classification, filtering and high-precision time-stamping as the main features. This table shows available interfaces on the different HW models of the SmartNICs.
| SmartNIC HW | Host Interface | Network Interface |
|---|---|---|
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NT400D13 |
PCIe Gen4 ×16 |
2 × 200 Gbit/s QSFP56 2 × 100 Gbit/s QSFP28 2 × 40 Gbit/s QSFP+ Breakout to 8 × 25/10 Gbit/s SFP28/SFP+ |
|
NT400D11 |
PCIe Gen4 ×16 |
2 × 100 Gbit/s QSFP28 2 × 40 Gbit/s QSFP+ Breakout to 8 × 25/10 Gbit/s SFP28/SFP+ |
|
NT200A02 |
PCIe Gen3 ×16 |
2 × 100 Gbit/s QSFP28 Breakout to 4 × 25/10 Gbit/s SFP28/SFP+ 2 × 40 Gbit/s QSFP+ 2 × 25/10 Gbit/s SFP28/SFP+ (with a pluggable module adapter (PMA – see https://accessories.napatech.com/) enabling SFP28, SFP+ and SFP modules to be plugged into a QSFP28 port) Breakout to 8 × 10 Gbit/s SFP+ 2 × 10/1 Gbit/s SFP+/SFP (with a pluggable module adapter (PMA – see https://accessories.napatech.com/) enabling SFP28, SFP+ and SFP modules to be plugged into a QSFP28 port) |
|
NT100A01 |
PCIe Gen3 ×16 |
4 × 25/10 Gbit/s SFP28/SFP+ 4 × 10/1 Gbit/s SFP+/SFP |
|
NT50B01 |
PCIe Gen3 ×16 |
2 × 25/10 Gbit/s SFP28/SFP+ 2 × 10/1 Gbit/s SFP+/SFP |
|
NT40A11 |
PCIe Gen3 ×8 |
4 × 10/1 Gbit/s SFP+/SFP 4 × 1 Gbit/s SFP |
|
NT40A01 |
PCIe Gen3 ×8 |
4 × 10/1 Gbit/s SFP+/SFP 4 × 1 Gbit/s SFP 100 Mbit/s FDX (full duplex) on electrical interfaces |
|
NT40E3-4-PTP |
PCIe Gen3 ×8 |
4 × 10/1 Gbit/s SFP+/SFP 100 Mbit/s FDX (full duplex) on electrical interfaces |
|
NT20E3-2-PTP |
PCIe Gen3 ×8 |
2 × 10/1 Gbit/s SFP+/SFP 100 Mbit/s FDX (full duplex) on electrical interfaces |
Illustrations
These figures show the SmartNICs.
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NT400D13-SCC |
NT400D13-PC |
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NT400D11-02-SCC |
NT400D11-02-NEBS |
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NT400D11-01-SCC |
NT400D11-01-NEBS |
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NT200A02-SCC |
NT200A02-NEBS |
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NT100A01-SCC |
NT100A01-NEBS |
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NT50B01 |
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NT40A11-SCC |
NT40A11-NEBS |
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NT40A01-SCC |
NT40A01-NEBS |
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NT40E3-4-PTP |
NT40E3-4-PTP-NEBS |
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NT20E3-2-PTP |
NT20E3-2-PTP-NEBS |
Performance
This table describes the performance for the different SmartNICs.
| SmartNIC | Sustained Capture Rate | PCIe Performance |
|---|---|---|
| NT400D13 running at 2 × 200 Gbit/s | 400 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 210 Gbit/s |
| NT400D13 running at 2 × 100 Gbit/s | 200 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 210 Gbit/s |
| NT400D13 running at 2 × 40 Gbit/s | 80 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 210 Gbit/s |
| NT400D13 running at 8 × 25/10 Gbit/s | 200/80 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 210 Gbit/s |
| NT400D11 running at 2 × 100 Gbit/s | 200 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 210 Gbit/s |
| NT400D11 running at 2 × 40 Gbit/s | 80 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 210 Gbit/s |
| NT400D11 running at 8 × 25/10 Gbit/s | 200/80 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 210 Gbit/s |
| NT200A02 running at 2 × 100 Gbit/s | 200 Gbit/s for frame sizes 64 bytes to 10,000 bytes | Up to 105 Gbit/s |
| NT200A02 running at 2 × 40 Gbit/s | 80 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 105 Gbit/s |
| NT200A02 running at 4 × 25/10 Gbit/s | 100/40 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 105 Gbit/s |
| NT200A02 running at 2 × 25/10 Gbit/s | 50/20 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 105 Gbit/s |
| NT200A02 running at 8 × 10 Gbit/s | 80 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 105 Gbit/s |
| NT200A02 running at 2 × 10/1 Gbit/s | 20/2 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 105 Gbit/s |
| NT100A01 running at 4 × 25/10 Gbit/s | 100/40 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 105 Gbit/s |
| NT100A01 running at 4 × 10/1 Gbit/s | 40/4 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 105 Gbit/s |
| NT50B01 running at 2 × 25/10 Gbit/s | 50/20 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 105 Gbit/s |
| NT50B01 running at 2 × 10/1 Gbit/s | 20/2 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 105 Gbit/s |
| NT40A11 running at 4 × 10/1 Gbit/s | 40/4 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 56 Gbit/s |
| NT40A11 running at 4 × 1 Gbit/s | 4 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 56 Gbit/s |
| NT40A01 running at 4 × 10/1 Gbit/s | 40/4 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 56 Gbit/s |
| NT40A01 running at 4 × 1 Gbit/s | 4 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 56 Gbit/s |
| NT40E3-4-PTP running at 4 × 10/1 Gbit/s | 40/4 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 56 Gbit/s |
| NT20E3-2-PTP running at 2 × 10/1 Gbit/s | 20/2 Gbit/s (line speed, zero packet loss from 64-byte to 10,000-byte frames) | Up to 56 Gbit/s |