Hardware-based I/O Virtualization
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Single root IOV
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Multi-function per port
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Multiple queues per virtual machine
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VMware NetQueue support
Virtualization
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SR-IOV: Up to 256 virtual functions
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SR-IOV: Up to 16 physical functions per port
CPU Offloads
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RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)
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TCP/UDP/IP stateless offload
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LSO, LRO, checksum offload
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RSS (can be done on encapsulated packet), TSS, HDS, VLAN insertion/strip-
ping, receive flow steering
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Intelligent interrupt coalescence
Management Features
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Remote boot over iSCSI
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PXE and UEFI
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NC-SI for remote management
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Chapter 1: Overview