5GbE

One of the more subtle trends at this year's Computex was that the majority of high-end motherboards now come equipped with a 5GbE network controller. At present, this might be considered a limited benefit as 5GbE and 10GbE switches and routers are still pretty expensive. But Realtek is planning on tackling the issue from both ends, as the company is preparing a hardware platform for sub-$100 5GbE switches. Realtek’s quad-port 5GbE switch platform consists of five key chips: one RTL9303 switch system-on-chip, and four RTL8251B 5GbE physical interfaces (PHYs). The chips are accompanied by various other components, such as power management ICs, but in general it relies solely on in-house developed components, which is why it can be made so cheap. RealTek's platform is...

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21 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/28/2019

QNAP Launches QNA-UC5G1T: A USB 3.0 to 5 GbE Network Adapter

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38 by Anton Shilov on 5/23/2019

Dell Announces Latest Precision Entry Level Workstations: Powerful 1U Rack and SFF Desktops

Today Dell has introduced new and updated lineups in their Precision entry-level workstation lineup. In this case, Dell has brought forth the Precision 3930 Rack (1U workstation), Precision 3630...

18 by Joe Shields on 7/12/2018

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