Sonnet Solo 10G SFP+ Thunderbolt 3 Edition

Sonnet Solo 10G SFP+ Thunderbolt 3 Edition

10 Gigabit Ethernet Thunderbolt 3 Adapter with Short-range SFP+ Transceiver

Blazing-fast 10GBASE-SR Connectivity at a Breakthrough Price

Most post-production shared storage workgroups and other bandwidth-intensive workflows have been rapidly transitioning to 10Gb Ethernet as the new data transfer standard. For many, the 10Gb Ethernet network infrastructure of choice is optical (SFP+) 10Gb Ethernet. For these workgroups, there is now an affordable 10GbE interface for your Mac® or Windows®(1) computer with Thunderbolt™ 3 ports—Sonnet’s Solo10G™ SFP+ (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) adapter, a powerfully simple solution for adding blazing-fast fiber optic 10GbE network connectivity at a breakthrough price.

Connect to 10GbE Infrastructure

The Solo10G SFP+ (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) adapter includes a 10GBASE-SR (short-range) SFP+ transceiver (the most commonly-used optical transceiver), enabling you to connect your computer to 10GbE infrastructure via LC optical cable (optical cables sold separately) at distances up to 300 meters.

Advanced Features, Intelligent Operation

The Solo10G SFP+ (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) adapter attains its high throughput performance and low host-CPU utilization through functions such as flow control, 64-bit address support for systems using more than 4GB of physical memory; and stateless offloads such as TCP, UDP, and IPv4 checksum offloading. These processes enable your computer to perform better while large files transfers or high I/O operations take place. This Sonnet adapter also supports the Energy-Efficient Ethernet standard (IEEE 802.3az), which reduces the adapter’s power demands on your computer.

Additional SFP+ Transceiver Choices

Sonnet includes a short-range multi-mode fiber SFP+ module (up to 300 meters), part number G10E-SFP-SR, with the Solo10G adapter. Sonnet also offers a long-range single-mode fiber module (up to 10 kilometers), part number G10E-SFP-LR (sold separately); and a 10GBASE-T copper module (up to 30 meters using Cat 6A cables), part number G10E-SFP-T (sold separately). Alternatively, you can use cost-effective direct-attach Twinax copper cables up to 10 meters long.(2)

Specifications

Compatibility

Mac Compatibility

• Mac with Thunderbolt 3 ports
• macOS 10.13.6+
• macOS Catalina compatible

Windows Compatibility(1)

• PC with Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Windows 10 (64-bit Edition Version 1809 or greater)

Linux Compatibility

• Linux computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Linux Kernel 5.0+

Hardware

Form Factor

• Thunderbolt 3 adapter

External Connectors

• One SFP+ socket

10GbE Controller

• Marvell AQC100S

Network Support

• 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Packets

• Maximum packet size: 16352 bytes (jumbo frames); 9000 bytes under macOS

Data Rates Supported

• 10 Gb/s, 1 Gb/s

Advanced Features

• Flow control support
• MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts)
• RSS (Receive-Side Scaling)
• Interrupt coalescing
• Multicast filtering
• Energy-Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)
• 64-bit address support for systems using more than 4GB of physical memory

Stateless Offloads

• TCP, UDP and IPv4 checksum offloading
• TSO (TCP Segmentation Offload, AKA Large Send Offload)
• LRO (Large Receive Offload)
• RSS (Receiver Side Scaling)

Operating Temperature

• 0ºC to 35ºC (32ºF to 95ºF)

Dimensions (WxDxH)

• 3.1 x 4.9 x 1.1 in. (79.5 x 124.5 x 27.2 mm)

Weight

• 0.56 lbs. (0.25 kg)

Compliance

• RoHS 3 (Directive 2015/863)
• IEC62368-1 and IEC62368-2

Package Contents

• Solo10G (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) adapter with captive 0.2-meter Thunderbolt 3 cable
• 10GBASE-SR (short-range) SFP+ transceiver
• Documentation