ConnectX®-6 Lx
Dual-Port 25GbE/Single-Port 50GbE SmartNIC
ConnectX-6 Lx SmartNICs deliver scalability, high performance, advanced security capabilities and accelerated networking with the best total cost of ownership for 25GbE deployments in cloud, telco, and enterprise data centers.
Providing up to two ports of 25GbE or a single-port of 50GbE connectivity, and PCIe Gen 3.0/4.0 x8 host connectivity, ConnectX-6 Lx is a member of Mellanox’s world-class, award-winning, ConnectX family of network adapters. Continuing Mellanox’s consistent innovation in networking, ConnectX-6 Lx provides agility and efficiency at every scale. ConnectX-6 Lx delivers cutting edge 25GbE performance and security for uncompromising data centers.
ConnectX-6 Lx SmartNICs are available in several form factors including low-profile PCIe and OCP 3.0 cards with SFP28 or QSFP28 connectors.
Overview
Industry’s most cost efficient, secure, and agile SmartNIC for cloud, edge, telco, and enterprise workloads. ConnectX-6 Lx delivers best in breed capabilities including network virtualization acceleration, infrastructure security, and advanced networking features for SDN while delivering the best total cost of ownership and efficiency. Providing up to two ports of 25GbE or a single-port of 50GbE connectivity, ConnectX-6 Lx SmartNICs offer novel capabilities that accelerate cloud, telco and data-center payloads.
ConnectX-6 Lx’s extensive SmartNIC portfolio offers cards in several form factors, feeds and speeds, including low-profile PCIe and OCP 3.0 cards, enabling customers to choose the best fit for their needs.
Key Features
- 2x 10/25 GbE or 1x50 GbE
- PCIe Gen 3.0/4.0 x8
- DPDK
- Advanced RoCE
- ASAP2 - Accelerated Switching and Packet Processing
- Overlay tunneling accelerations
- Stateful rule checking for connection tracking
- IPsec in-line crypto acceleration
- Hardware Root-of-Trust and secure firmware update
- Platform agnostic: x86, Power, Arm
Solutions
- Enterprise data centers
- Cloud-native, Web 2.0, hyperscale
- Secured infrastructure
- Telecom and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
