The NC522SFP is an eight lane (x 8) PCI Express (PCIe) 10 Gigabit network solution offering the highest bandwidth available in a Pro Liant Ethernet adapter. This PCI Express Gen 2 adapter ships with two SFP+ (Small Form-factor Pluggable) cages suitable for connecting to Direct Attach Cable (DAC) or fiber modules supporting SR, LR, & LRM fiber optic cabling. The NC522SFP allows customers both flexibility & the ability to provision their Pro Liant servers with bandwidth for every need.