The Intel X540 family of products works with existing networks today. It works with legacy Gigabit Ethernet (Gb E) switches & Cat 6A cabling. Install the Intel X540 adapter into a server & the auto-negotiation between 1 Gb E & 10 Gb E provides the necessary backwards compatibility that most customers require for a smooth transition & easy migration to 10 Gb E. When time & budget allows, 10 G Base-T switches can be added any time to experience the full benefits of 10 Gb E. The Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 is the low cost way to deploy 10 Gb E in your data center today. The Intel X540 uses low cost, Cat 6 & Cat 6A cabling. Chances are this cabling already exists in the data center. A way for Intel to reduce cost & power is to integrate components into a single-chip solution. Of course, integration is what Intel does best. With the Intel X540 controller, the MAC & the PHY are integrated into a single-chip solution. With lower cost & power, 10 G Base-T is ready for broad deployment. 10 G Base-T is an option for every rack & tower server in the data center. The wait for a low cost 10 Gb E copper solution to broadly deploy 10 Gb E to all corners of the data center is over. The Intel X540 adapter provides bandwidth-intensive applications with highly affordable 10 Gb E network performance & cost-effective RJ-45 connectivity for distances up to 100 meters.