February 3, 2010 -- Broadcom Corporation today announced its next generation single-chip, dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) converged network interface controller (C-NIC) for server LAN-on-motherboard (LOM), add-in network card and storage adapter applications. The Broadcom BCM57712 enables bi-directional 10 Gigabit per second (Gbps) line rates on two ports, resulting in a total throughput of 40 Gbps. It also delivers an unprecedented industry-leading storage performance of over one million IOPS (input/output operations per second) for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and iSCSI offload. The BCM57712 10GbE C-NIC is part of Broadcom's NetXtreme II controller family, which provides networking and storage connectivity, and hardware-based acceleration and offload capabilities that free the server CPU for application processing tasks.

Highlights/Key Facts:

The new Broadcom BCM57712 10GbE C-NIC:

• Enables enterprise server users to realize the promise of a 10 Gbps solution that is cost-optimized for mass deployment and incorporates cutting-edge features such as simultaneous iSCSI, FCoE and TCP Chimney offload, support for Data Center Bridging (DCB), PCI-SIG SR-IOV, and embedded virtual bridge (EVB) for efficient virtual machine-to-virtual machine switching.
• Is the world's first 10GbE controller to support IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) to complement Broadcom's offload technology, which by itself can allow a system to save as much as 22 watts of system power per 10GbE port. 
• Is part of Broadcom's 10GbE controller family, which includes the world's only Ethernet controllers able to perform simultaneous offload over a single- or dual-port configuration in any desired combination of FCoE, iSCSI, networking or management traffic. Data center administrators can now use a single Ethernet port for multiple traffic types, or can choose to run one traffic type without having to deploy custom hardware and software for it.
• Provides high throughput and low latency, which are critical for the cloud computing market, allowing IT administrators to achieve non-blocking connectivity between servers. It is also well-suited for the high packet processing rates of the Financial Services Industry, which can benefit from increased 10 Gbps Ethernet data rates and lower latencies.
• Is a follow-on to the company's highly successful BCM57711 and BCM57710 controllers that have provided Broadcom with a strong position in the 10GbE controller market.
• Is available in sample quantities to early access customers.

Go to the Broadcom Corp. website for product details.