Maximize the performance of your PowerEdge servers.
Help get the most from your Dell PowerEdge server investment with Broadcom networking cards.Broadcom high-performance Ethernet controllers offer extensive bandwidth, fast speeds, reliability and customizable configurations.
With Broadcom adapters, you get easy integration into virtualized and business application-intensive PowerEdge server environments.
These Ethernet adapters are designed to the latest IEEE standards plus, Broadcom adapters offer compatibility with the Dell Lifecycle Controller management framework for remote access and centralized control.
Product Features
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Increase bandwidth, reduce bottlenecks, speed data delivery and add energy efficiency to your data center with network adapters designed to help you get maximum performance from your PowerEdge servers.
 Improve I/O performance and traffic isolation. |  Optimize server performance. |  Reduce operating expenses. |
| Help improve performance and productivity by eliminating network bottlenecks in workload-intensive computing environments or connection-dense virtual machine environments. | Broadcom adapters leverage stateless offload such as TCP/IP checksum, TCP segmentation offload (TSO), receive side scaling (RSS), large send offload (LSO) to provide maximum flexibility and optimized server performance. | You can help reduce your energy footprint and complement data center energy initiatives through intelligent power management features that meet Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standards. |
Dell PowerEdge Select Broadcom Network Daughter Cards (NDC)
Legend: NA — Not Available, S — Standard, O — Optional
Legend: NA — Not Available, S — Standard, O — Optional
| Product Name | Broadcom 5720 quad-port 1GbE rack NDC | Broadcom 5720 quad-port 1GbE blade NDC |
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| Interconnect | BASE-T | SERDES |
| Data Transfer Rate | 1 Gbit/s | 1 Gbit/s |
| PCI Bus Width | 8-lane (2 x 4-lanes) | 8-lane (2 x 4-lanes) |
| Total # of Ports | 4 x 1GbE | 4 x 1GbE |
| 1588 and IEEE 802.1AS — Time synchronization implementations (PTP) | S | S |
| 802.3ae (10GbE server to fabric connection via direct attach, SFP+, copper etc.) | NA | NA |
| 802.3i 10BASE-T 10MbE over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) | S | NA |
| 802.3u 100BASE-TX 100MbE over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) | S | NA |
| 802.3ab 1000BASE-T 1GbE over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) | S | NA |
| 802.3an (10 Gbit/s - 1,250 MB/s — Ethernet over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) | NA | NA |
| 802.3ap (Server to fabric connection via backplane) | NA | S |
| 802.3ad moved to IEEE 802.1ax (link aggregation control protocol) | NA | NA |
| 802.1Qaz Enhanced Transmission Selection for Bandwidth Sharing Between Traffic Classes | NA | NA |
| 802.1Qau — Congestion Management | NA | NA |
| 802.1Qbb — Priority-based Flow Control | NA | NA |
| 802.1Qbg — Edge Virtual Bridging — VEPA | NA | NA |
| 802.1Qbh — Bridge Port Extension / VN-Tag | NA | NA |
| TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) | NA | NA |
| iSCSI HBA Full Offload | NA | NA |
| FCoE HBA full offload | NA | NA |
| FCoE Boot (aka: Boot from SAN) | NA | NA |
| Switch-independent NIC partitioning | NA | NA |
| SR-IOV | NA | NA |
Dell PowerEdge Select Broadcom Mezzanine Cards
Legend: NA - Not Available, S - Standard, O - Optional
Legend: NA - Not Available, S - Standard, O - Optional
| Product Name | Broadcom 5719 quad- port 1GbE blade mezzanine card |
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| Interconnect | SERDES |
| Data Transfer Rate | 1 Gbit/s |
| PCI Bus Width | 4-lane |
| Total # of Ports | 4 x 1GbE |
| 1588 and IEEE 802.1AS – Time synchronization implementations (PTP) | S |
| 802.3ae (10GbE server to fabric connection via direct attach, SFP+, copper etc.) | NA |
| 802.3i 10BASE-T 10MbE over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) | NA |
| 802.3u 100BASE-TX 100MbE over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) | NA |
| 802.3ab 1000BASE-T 1GbE over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) | NA |
| 802.3an (10 Gbit/s - 1,250 MB/s - Ethernet over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) | NA |
| 802.3ap (Server to fabric connection via backplane) | S |
| 802.3ad moved to IEEE 802.1ax (link aggregation control protocol) | NA |
| 802.1Qaz Enhanced Transmission Selection for Bandwidth Sharing Between Traffic Classes | NA |
| 802.1Qau - Congestion Management | NA |
| 802.1Qbb - Priority-based Flow Control | NA |
| 802.1Qbg - Edge Virtual Bridging - VEPA | NA |
| 802.1Qbh - Bridge port Extension / VN-Tag | NA |
| TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) | S |
| iSCSI HBA Full Offload | NA |
| FCoE HBA full offload | NA |
| FCoE Boot (aka: Boot from SAN) | NA |
| Switch independent NIC partitioning | NA |
| SR-IOV | NA |
Dell PowerEdge Select Broadcom Network Interface Cards
Legend: NA - Not Available, S - Standard, O - Optional
PCIe Standard Adapters
Legend: NA - Not Available, S - Standard, O - Optional
PCIe Standard Adapters
| Product Name | Broadcom 5720 dual-port 1GB network interface card | Broadcom 5719 quad-port GbE network interface card |
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| Server Platform Support | 1 & 2 socket Towers + 1 & 2 socket Rack platforms | 1 & 2 socket Towers + 1, 2 & 4 socket Rack platforms |
| Interconnect | BASE-T | BASE-T |
| Data Transfer Rate | 1 Gbit/s | 1 Gbit/s |
| Total # of Ports | 2 x 1GbE | 4 x 1GbE |
| Used For | The 5720 controller is used as a fixed LOM in 1 and 2 socket systems. Using the same controller in a NIC provides a better together solution by utilizing the same firmware updates and OS coverage. | Low power 1Gigabit Ethernet solution optimized for virtual server and PCIe slot constrained server environments. Used for 1 & 2 socket tower systems and 1, 2, and 4 socket rack systems. |
| PCI Bus Width | 4-lane | 4-lane |
| LC enablement and CEM | includes the capability to use higher level system management functions for configuration and management which work through the Lifecycle Controller | includes the capability to use higher level system management functions for configuration and management which work through the Lifeycle Controller |
| Total # of Ports | 2 x 1GbE | 4 x 1GbE |
| 802.1q – Virtual LAN (VLAN) support – VLAN tagging support | S | S |
| 802.3ab 1000BASE-T 1GbE over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) | S | S |
| 802.3az – Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) | S | S |
| Statless Offloads: | ||
| Large Send offload (LSO) | S | S |
| TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO) | S | S |
| TCP,IP, UDP checksum offloads | S | S |
| Automatic link aggregation and load balancing | S | S |
| PXE Support (32bit & 64bit) | S | S |
| iSCSI remote boot support | S | S |
| Microsoft Windows 2008 and 2008 R2 Server all editions | S | S |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 5.7 and 6.1 | S | S |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP4 and 11 SP2 | S | S |
| VMware® vSphere 4.1 and vSphere 5.0 | S | S |
Dell PowerEdge Select Broadcom Network Interface Cards
Legend: NA — Not Available, S — Standard, O — Optional
PCIe Standard Adapters
Legend: NA — Not Available, S — Standard, O — Optional
PCIe Standard Adapters
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| Product Name | Broadcom 57402 10GbE SFP+ Dual Port Full Height & Low Profile | Broadcom 57406 10GbE BASE-T Dual Port Full Height & Low Profile | Broadcom 57404 25GbE SFP28 Dual Port Full Height & Low Profile |
| Server Platform Support | 1 & 2 socket Towers + 1, 2 & 4 socket Rack platforms | 1 & 2 socket Towers + 1, 2 & 4 socket Rack platforms | 1 & 2 socket Towers + 1, 2 & 4 socket Rack platforms |
| Form factor | PCIe | PCIe | PCIe |
| Data Transfer Rate | 10 Gbit/s per direction per port | 10 Gbit/s per direction per port | 10 Gbit/s per direction per port |
| Ports & Media | Dual Port, SFP+ | Dual Port, Base-T | Dual Port, SFP28/SFP+ |
| PCI Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| LC enablement and CEM | includes the capability to use higher level system management functions for configuration and management which work through the Lifeycle Controller | includes the capability to use higher level system management functions for configuration and management which work through the Lifeycle Controller | includes the capability to use higher level system management functions for configuration and management which work through the Lifeycle Controller |
| 802.1q – Virtual LAN (VLAN) support – VLAN tagging support | S | S | S |
| 802.3ab 1000BASE-T 1GbE over unshielded twisted pair (UTP) | NA | S | NA |
| 802.3az – Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) | S | S | S |
| Stateless Offloads: | S | S | S |
| Large Send offload (LSO) | S | S | S |
| TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO) | S | S | S |
| TCP,IP, UDP checksum offloads | S | S | S |
| PXE Support (32bit & 64bit) | S | S | S |
| iSCSI remote boot support | S | S | S |
| Microsoft Windows 2012 and 2012 R2 Server all editions | NA | NA | S |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux® (RHEL)6.7, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 | S | S | S |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP4 and 12 SP1 | S | S | S |
| VMware® ESX 6.0 and 6.0 U2 | S | S | S |