The Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR InfiniBand 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28 PCIe4.0 x16 LP Adapter is a PCI Express (PCIe) generation 4 (Gen4) x16 adapter. The adapter can be used in either a x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the system. The adapter delivers high bandwidth, low latency, and high computation efficiency for high performance, data intensive and scalable compute and storage platforms.
Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR InfiniBand 100 Gb/s and 100 GbE Dual-port QSFP28 PCIe4.0 x16 LP Adapter 
Mellanox MCX556A-EDAT ConnectX-5 Ex VPI Adapter Card
$1,040.00
✔ Mellanox MCX556A-ECAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR Infiniband 100 Gb/s & 100 GbE Dual-Port QSFP28 PCIe4.0 x16 LP FC EKAY is a network interface card.
✔ It provides two ports for connecting to high-speed networks with 100 Gb/s data transfer rates.
✔ The card supports Infiniband and Ethernet protocols, and a range of data rates for each protocol.
✔ It uses PCI Express Gen3 technology with 16 lanes and is backward compatible with PCIe 2.0 and 1.1.
✔ The card requires 12V power and has different power consumption levels depending on the cable type used.
✔ It operates in a temperature range of 0°C to 55°C and at altitudes of up to 3050m.
✔ The card is certified for safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards and is RoHS compliant.
| Product Name | Mellanox MCX556A-ECAT ConnectX-5 VPI EDR Infiniband / 100 Gb/s & 100 GbE Dual-Port QSFP28 PCIe4.0 x16 LP FC EKA |
| Form Factor | Low-Profile PCIe x16 |
| Dimensions | 2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90 mm x 142.24 mm) |
| Connectivity | Dual QSFP28 InfiniBand and Ethernet (copper and optical) |
| InfiniBand Protocol Support | IBTA v1.3a |
| InfiniBand Auto-Negotiation | 1X/2X/4X SDR (2.5 Gb/s per lane), DDR (5 Gb/s per lane), QDR (10 Gb/s per lane), FDR10 (10.3125 Gb/s per lane), FDR (14.0625 Gb/s per lane), EDR (25 Gb/s per lane) port |
| Ethernet Protocol Support | 100GBASE-CR4, 100GBASE-KR4, 100GBASE-SR4, 50GBASE-R2, 50GBASE-R4, 40GBASE-CR4, 40GBASE-KR4, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-ER4, 40GBASE-R2, 25GBASE-R, 20GBASE-KR2, 10GBASE-LR,10GBASE-ER, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-CR, 10GBASE-KR, SGMII, 1000BASE-CX, 1000BASE-KX, 10GBASE-SR |
| InfiniBand Data Rate | SDR/DDR/QDR/FDR/EDR |
| Ethernet Data Rate | 1/10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s |
| PCIe Interface | Gen3: SERDES @ 8.0GT/s, 16 lanes (2.0 and 1.1 compatible) |
| PCIe Maximum Bandwidth | 128 Gb/s (when both network ports of MCX556A-ECAT run at 100Gb/s) |
| Power Voltage | 12V |
| Power Consumption | Typical Power: Passive Cables: 16.2W; Maximum Power: Passive Cables: 19.0W; 1.5 Active Cables: 22.3W; 2.5W Active Cables: 24.6W; Maximum power available through QSFP28 port: 5W |
| Environmental Temperature | Operational: 0°C to 55°C; Non-operational: -40°C to 70°C |
| Environmental Humidity | Operational: 10% to 85% relative humidity; Non-operational: 10% to 90% relative humidity |
| Environmental Altitude (Operational) | 3050m |
| Regulatory Safety | CB / cTUVus / CE |
| Regulatory EMC | CE / FCC / VCCI / ICES / RCM |
| RoHS Compliance | Yes |
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