ConnectX®-3 Ethernet Single and Dual QSFP+ Port Adapter Card User Manual
Rev 2.3
Mellanox Technologies
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Introduction
This is the User Guide for Mellanox Technologies Ethernet adapter cards based on the Con-
nectX®-3 EN integrated circuit device. These adapters connectivity provide the highest perform-
ing and most flexible interconnect solution for PCI Express Gen3 servers used in Enterprise Data
Centers, High-Performance Computing, and Embedded environments
This chapter covers the following topics:
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Section 1.1, “Product Overview,” on page 11
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Section 1.2, “Features and Benefits,” on page 12
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Section 1.3, “Operating Systems/Distributions,” on page 12
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Section 1.4, “Connectivity,” on page 13
1.1
Product Overview
The following tables provide the ordering part number, port speed, number of ports, and PCI
Express speed. Each adapter comes with two bracket heights - short and tall.
Table 3 - Single and Dual-port 40/56 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Cards
Ordering Part Number (OPN)
MCX31[4/3]A-BCBT
Data Transmission Rate
40/56GigE
Number of ports
MCX314A-BCBT: dual-port QSFP+
MCX313A-BCBT: single-port QSFP+
PCI Express SERDES Speed
PCIe 3.0 x8 8GT/s
RoHS
R6
Adapter IC Part Number
MT27518A1-FCCR-BE
Device ID (decimal)
4099 for Physical Function
4100 for Virtual Function
