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Rev 1.0

Overview

The PTM is an I/O module designed for the PowerEdge M1000e Dell Chassis. The product pro-

vides 10Gigabit connectivity for blade servers to Ethernet LANs. The product supports the follow-

ing Ethernet protocols.

Table 2 - Protocols

Physical Connections

Blade Servers to PTM (Internal

Links)

Front Panel Ports (External Links)

Each front panel port provides connectivity to the blade with the corresponding number in the

chassis.

10 Gb Ethernet Pass Through II

1.1

The PTM feature set includes:

Internal Links

• 16 links of 10Gb Ethernet through the backplane

External links

• 16 SFP+ front panel ports of 10Gb Ethernet

IEEE and Other Ethernet Standards Compliance

• IEEE 802.3ae 10Gigabit Ethernet support

• IEEE 802.3ap Ethernet Operation over Electrical Backplanes

• Jumbo Frames up to 9K support

Connectors and Cabling

• Twin Axial Pair connector

• Optical modules for SR and LR

• All ports support active cables

Front Panel Indicators

• Per port status LEDs: Link Up, Link Activity

Pass Through II Protocol

XAUI

10G XFI

Figure 1: Pass Through II Front Panel

Overview