Tests for Broadcom BCM957508-P2100G NIC
Time: 2024-12-05
The BCM57508 is a 200GbE MAC controller from Broadcom that integrates a dual-channel 100GbE SFI transceiver, supporting 50G PAM-4, 25G NRZ and 10G NRZ signals. This controller is used in the Broadcom BCM957508 series of NICs.
Moduletek Labs purchased the Broadcom BCM957508-P2100G NIC to test the QSFP56/QSFP28/QSFP+ product family, and the following takes you through the test acceptance.
Table 1 NIC official information
Model | Number Description |
BCM957508-P2100G | Dual-port 100 Gb/s QSFP56 Ethernet PCI Express 4.0x16 Network Interface Card, Halogen Free |
The BCM957508-P2100G NIC is a 100G dual-port Fibre Channel NIC with interfaces supports sppeds of 100/50/40/25/10G.
Figure 1 BCM957508-P2100G Network Card Physical Drawing
Connect the BCM957508-P2100G NIC to the DELL server, and review the information of the NIC on the CentOS Linux system.
Note: The server needs to install the corresponding driver for the NIC, and the driver can be obtained from the official website: www.broadcom.com/products/ethernet-connectivity/network-adapters/p2100g .
Use the QSFP28-100G-CWDM4 module produced by Moduletek to access the BCM957508-P2100G NIC, connect the fiber patch cords , review the interface rate and status, the module can be linked to the 100G rate, the module type can be recognized correctly, and there is no abnormality in reading the DOM data.
Table 2 NIC Recognition Optical Module
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Test condition
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Indicator light
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Interface status
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Identification and DOM
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The optical module products of Moduletek can be well compatible with BROADCOM NICs, welcome to buy !
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