The NC552M 20,000Mbps full duplex Ethernet transfer rate per port (40Gbps aggregate full duplex) delivers outstanding network performance that improves response time and removes bottlenecks required for the next generation data center.
The NC552M network adapter card is required for each server blade connecting to a 10Gb interconnect in bays 3-8 (HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure) or bays 2-4 (HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure) that requires a minimum of 2 GB of server memory.
Data rate Two ports, each at 20Gbps full duplex; 40Gbps aggregate full duplex theoretical bandwidth. Bus type PCI Express v2.0 (Gen 2) x8 Form factor The NC552M is a Type I card and is supported in any mezzanine slot on all Gen 6 servers c-Class Blade System servers.