Hello Mark: We have successfully used the devices below with a Lenovo ThinkPad T560 laptop running Ubuntu 16.04.3.
When testing the Akitio PCIe expansion box, we used the Intel X710-DA2 with it. https://www.akitio.com/adapters/thunder3-10g-network-adapter https://www.akitio.com/expansion/node-lite The 10 Gbps RJ45 Ethernet SFP+ modules that we've successfully used are the 10GTek and the ProLabs 10G-SFPP-T-C. https://www.amazon.com/10Gtek-SFP-10G-T-S-Compatible-10GBase-T-Transceiver/dp/B01KFBFL16/ https://www.prolabs.com/products/optical-transceivers/brocade/SFP_Plus/10G-SFPP-T-C --Neel Pandeya On 14 February 2018 at 06:12, Derek Kozel via USRP-users < usrp-users@lists.ettus.com> wrote: > Hello Mark, > > Yes, people have used external Thunderbolt to 10 GigE SFP+ adapters > successfully in the past. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wlKYDEOUU > > I do not have up to date information about the level of performance to be > expected in such a setup however. In the video Balint is streaming at 100 > MS/s, half the potential bandwidth of one channel, and only receiving. I > believe we may have some more recent testing results and will try to find > those for you. > > Regards, > Derek > > On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 12:43 PM, Mark Luscombe via USRP-users < > usrp-users@lists.ettus.com> wrote: > >> For the development of a RFNoC project I have a powerful tower PC with an >> Intel X520-DA2 PCIe card which features dual 10Gb SPF+ ports. With some >> Cisco SFP 10G Copper Twinax cable this matches the USRP X310’s network >> connectivity well. >> >> >> >> We are considering taking the project on the road, and it would be really >> nice to have something a bit more portable than the tower PC. Has anybody >> investigated a Laptop solution that includes 10Gb Lan support? A quick >> Google highlights Laptops with Thunderbolt 3 interfaces (USB Type-C 3.1), >> and external Thunderbolt 3 to 10Gb SPF+ adapters like the following. >> >> >> >> http://www.sonnettech.com/product/twin10g-sfp-thunderbolt3.html >> >> >> >> https://www.atto.com/products/thunderbolt-adapters/thunderli >> nk/thunderbolt-to-ethernet/TLNS-3102-D00 >> >> >> >> Has anybody considered something like this, or got an alternative Laptop >> solution? >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance, Mark. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> USRP-users mailing list >> USRP-users@lists.ettus.com >> http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > USRP-users mailing list > USRP-users@lists.ettus.com > http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com > >
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