- Offers PCI-e x4 interface and 64 KB on-chip packet buffer
- Offers PXE and TOE (TCP off-load engine) support
- Wake-On-LAN (WOL) is supported at 10/100 Mbps speeds
- SMBus for network manageability (IPMI and ASF 2.0 support)
The Dell Broadcom 5709 is a controller which features a PCI-e x4 interface. By delivering 2.5 Gigabit networking throughput with convergence technology this network card is designed to boost server performance. This Network Interface Card is able to double the throughput of standard Gigabit networking while decreasing overall CPU utilization. This NIC is optimized for embedded blade server applications.