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Intel Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP) uses industry standard SR-IOV technology to assign virtual function ports directly to different traffic types. Many virtual function ports share one physical Ethernet port.
FPP Benefits
FPP delivers dedicated bandwidth and quality of service to each traffic type, without the expense of separate physical ports. In addition, FPP provides efficient use of each physical port by sharing available bandwidth among multiple virtual ports. No one traffic type can block the other traffic types.
System Requirements
Intel FPP requires an SR-IOV enabled platform, OS and an Intel SR-IOV capable Ethernet device. Because all traffic is sent on a standard Ethernet port, no special equipment is needed outside of the system with SR-IOV capability. SR-IOV Capable Intel® Ethernet Devices
| Intel® Ethernet Product |
Maximum VFs
for SR-IOV
per Physical Port |
Intel® Ethernet Controller X540 Family
Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540 Family
Intel® 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Family
Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520 Family |
63 |
Intel® Ethernet Controller I350 Family
Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350 Family |
7 |
Intel® 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Family
Intel® Gigabit ET/EF Server Adapter Family |
7 | |
OS Requirements
Intel FPP is available today on several Linux* based distributions. A 2.6.39 or newer kernel is required.
Related Topics
Video demonstration: Intel Flexible Port Partitioning using SR-IOV video demonstration
Technology Brief: An Introduction to Intel Flexible Port Partitioning Using SR-IOV Technology
Configure QoS with Intel® Flexible Port Partitioning
FAQs: Using SR-IOV with Intel® Ethernet Server Adapters
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