Virtualization Features
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NetQueue, VMQueue, and Multiqueue
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SR-IOV with up to 128 Virtual Functions (VFs)
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VXLAN, NVGRE, and Geneve
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Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB)
RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)
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RoCEv1 and RoCEv2
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Data Center Bridging (DCB) with RoCE
Flow Processing
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Exact/Wildcard match flow lookup
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VLAN insertion/deletion
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NAT/NAPT/Mirroring
Data Center Bridging
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Priority-based Flow Control (PFC; IEEE 802.1Qbb)
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Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS; IEEE 802.1Qau)
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Quantized Congestion Notification (QCN; IEEE 802.1Qau)
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Data Center Bridging Capability eXchange (DCBX; IEEE 802.1Qaz)
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8 traffic classes per port; fully DCB compliant per 802.1Qbb
Power Savings
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ACPI compliant power management
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PCI Express Active State Power Management (ASPM)
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Ultra-lower-power mode
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Pass-through Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az-2010)
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Chapter 1: Introduction