Axiom's 10GbE Copper Network Adapters are the latest generation of high-performance PCIe 3.0 x8 Lane 10 Gigabit NIC Cards, based on the Intel XL710 controller. The server adapter simplifies migration to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), Provides iSCSI FCoE Virtualization and Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP). Key Features Low cost, low power, 10GbE performance for the entire datacenter. New generation single, dual and quad -port 1OGBASE-T controller with integrated MAC and PHY Standard CAT6a cabling with RJ45 connectors. Supports NBASE-T technology (2.5 and 5.0 GbE over CAT 5e) Backward compatibility with existing 1000BASE-T networks simplifies the transition to 10GbE. PCI Express - (PCIe) v3.0 with up to 8.0 GT/s Network Virtualization offloads including VXLAN, GENEVE, NVGRE, MPLS, and VXLAN-GPE with Network Service Headers (NSH) Excellent small packet performance for network appliances and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)