[shortdesc] Dual-port 200G QSFP112, PCIe 5.0 x16, RoCEv2 with DCQCN, TruFlow acceleration, 400Gb/s total bandwidth [/shortdesc]
[properties]
| Brand |
Broadcom |
| Model |
BCM957608-P2200GQF00 |
| Product Type |
Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC |
| ASIC / Controller |
BCM57608 |
| Host Interface |
PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| PCIe Form Factor |
HHHL (Half-Height, Half-Length |
| Bracket Support |
Standard-profile and Low-profile |
| Ports |
2x QSFP112 |
| Supported Ethernet Speeds |
1x 400GbE or 2x 200/100/50/25GbE |
| Total Bandwidth |
400Gb/s |
| SerDes |
8 SerDes capable of 100/50G PAM4 and 25G NRZ |
| Auto-Negotiation |
Yes (Auto-detect |
| RDMA Support |
RoCEv2 (Standards-based |
| IEEE Timing |
IEEE-1588v2 |
| SR-IOV |
Yes |
| Platform Security |
HW Secure Boot (RoT, Attestation (SPDM, OCP Secure Recovery, Secure Wipe and Restore |
| Storage Temperature |
-40 to 70°C |
| Operating Temperature |
0 to 55°C |
| Typical Power (50% Ethernet Traffic |
12.7W (Passive DAC / 23.6W (Optical Transceivers |
| Typical Power (100% Ethernet Traffic |
12.9W (Passive DAC / 23.8W (Optical Transceivers |
| Airflow Requirement @ 25°C |
200 LFM |
| Airflow Requirement @ 35°C |
250 LFM |
[/properties]
[specifications]
| PCI Express Specification |
PCI Express Base Specification Revision 5.0 |
| PCIe Link Rates |
32, 16, 8, 5, 2.5 GT/s |
| Lane Configuration Support |
x16, x8, x4, x2, x1 |
| MSI-X |
Supported |
| Network Connectors |
2x QSFP112 |
| Port Signaling |
50/100G PAM4 or 25G NRZ |
| RoCE Congestion Control |
DCQCN |
| Peer Memory Direct |
Supported |
| Networking Offloads |
VXLAN, GRE, NVGRE, Geneve, IP-in-IP; tunnel-aware stateless offloads |
| Stateless TCP Offloads |
IP/TCP/UDP checksum, LSO, LRO, GRO, TSS, RSS, aRFS, interrupt coalescing |
| Security Offloads |
kTLS hardware offload encryption/decryption; QUIC hardware offload encryption/decryption |
| TruFlow™ Flow Processing |
Flexible matching key; NAT/NAPT; tunnel encap/decap; connection tracking; flow aging; sampling/mirroring; rate-limiting/metering; flow-based statistics; network traffic hairpin |
| Manageability |
NC-SI; MCTP; MCTP over SMBus/I2C; MCTP over PCIe VDM; NC-SI over MCTP; PLDM (Base, Monitoring/Control, FW update; I2C device control |
| Network Boot |
UEFI PXE boot; UEFI L2 iSCSI boot; UEFI support for x86 |
| LED Indicators |
Per-port Activity LED and Link LED (2 LEDs per QSFP112 port |
| Link LED Behavior |
Green: linked at 200Gb/s or 400Gb/s; Amber: linked at lower speed |
| Activity LED Behavior |
Green blinking: link up (traffic flowing; Off: no activity |
| Board Dimensions |
167.64 mm x 68.91 mm (board outline |
| Compliance (Safety |
EN IEC 62368-1:2020 +A11:2020; IEC 62368-1 (ed. 2 |
| EMC Compliance |
EN 55032:2015 +AC:2016 Class A; EN 55024:2010 +A1:2015; EN 55035; EN 61000-3-2:2014; EN 61000-3-3:2013; CFR47 Part 15 Subpart B Class A; ICES-003 Class A; AS/NZS CISPR 32:2015 Class A; CNS 15936:2016; KN32 Class A; KN35 |
| UL Flammability |
UL 94 V0 |
[/specifications]
Accelerate AI and HPC Networks with 400Gb/s-Class Performance
The Broadcom BCM957608-P2200GQF00 is a high-performance dual-port 200GbE Ethernet Network Interface Card engineered for AI clusters, cloud data centers, HPC environments, and storage disaggregation. Built on Broadcom’s scalable 400G Ethernet controller architecture and powered by the BCM57608 controller, it delivers up to 400Gb/s total bandwidth with advanced hardware acceleration to maximize server efficiency and reduce CPU overhead.
Key Benefits & Features
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Dual 200G QSFP112 Connectivity: Supports 2x 200/100/50/25GbE or 1x 400GbE with 8 SerDes lanes capable of 100/50G PAM4 and 25G NRZ signaling, ensuring high-density, high-throughput deployments.
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PCIe 5.0 x16 Host Interface: Delivers up to 32.0 GT/s link rate across 16 lanes, eliminating host bottlenecks in GPU servers and performance-intensive workloads.
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Advanced RoCEv2 with DCQCN: Standards-based RDMA over Converged Ethernet with hardware-based congestion control for ultra-low latency and scalable AI fabric deployments.
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TruFlow™ Flow Processing: Hardware acceleration for NAT, NAPT, tunnel encap/decap, connection tracking, flow aging, rate limiting, and traffic mirroring to free CPU cycles and increase VM density.
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Comprehensive Virtualization & Security: SR-IOV, VF isolation, VXLAN, GRE, Geneve, kTLS and QUIC offload, plus secure boot and silicon root of trust for hardened server platforms.
Ideal Use Cases
- GPU server networking for AI and machine learning clusters
- High-performance computing and research environments
- Cloud-scale data center deployments
- NVMe storage disaggregation architectures
- Network function virtualization infrastructure
Technical Specifications
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Model: BCM957608-P2200GQF00
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Controller: Broadcom BCM57608
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Ports: 2x QSFP112
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Supported Speeds: 400/200/100/50/25GbE
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Total Bandwidth: 400Gb/s
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Host Interface: PCI Express 5.0 x16
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PCIe Link Rate: 32.0 GT/s
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RDMA Support: RoCEv2 with DCQCN
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Operating Temperature: 0°C to 55°C
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Form Factor: Half-height, half-length (HHHL, standard and low-profile brackets supported
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