
Intel X550T2 Ethernet Converged Network Adapter
The Intel X550T2 Ethernet Converged Network Adapter is the lowest cost way to deploy 10 Gigabit in your server or data center today. The Intel X550 uses low cost CAT6 and CAT6a cabling. Chances are this cabling already exists in your current infrastructure. With 10GBASE-T, migration to 10 GbE is dramatically simplified with backward compatibility for your existing GbE network infrastructure. Install an X550 adapter into a server and the auto-negotiation between 1 GbE and 10 GbE provides the necessary backwards compatibility that most customers require for a smooth transition and easy migration to 10 GbE. When time and budget allows, 10GBASE-T switches can be added any time to experience the full benefits of 10 GbE. 10GBASE-T uses the copper twisted-pair cables that are very familiar to IT professionals today. It is all you know and love about 1000BASE-T. The knowledge, training, and investment in BASE-T are preserved. 10GBASE-T is the easiest and most versatile 10 GbE interf