[shortdesc] Dual-port 200G QSFP112, PCIe 5.0 x16, RoCEv2 with DCQCN, TruFlow acceleration, 400Gb/s total bandwidth [/shortdesc]

[properties]

Brand	Broadcom
Model	BCM957608-P2200GQF00
Product Type	Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC)
ASIC / Controller	BCM57608
Host Interface	PCI Express 5.0 x16
PCIe Form Factor	HHHL (Half-Height, Half-Length)
Bracket Support	Standard-profile and Low-profile
Ports	2x QSFP112
Supported Ethernet Speeds	1x 400GbE or 2x 200/100/50/25GbE
Total Bandwidth	400Gb/s
SerDes	8 SerDes capable of 100/50G PAM4 and 25G NRZ
Auto-Negotiation	Yes (Auto-detect)
RDMA Support	RoCEv2 (Standards-based)
IEEE Timing	IEEE-1588v2
SR-IOV	Yes
Platform Security	HW Secure Boot (RoT), Attestation (SPDM), OCP Secure Recovery, Secure Wipe and Restore
Storage Temperature	-40 to 70°C
Operating Temperature	0 to 55°C
Typical Power (50% Ethernet Traffic)	12.7W (Passive DAC) / 23.6W (Optical Transceivers)
Typical Power (100% Ethernet Traffic)	12.9W (Passive DAC) / 23.8W (Optical Transceivers)
Airflow Requirement @ 25°C	200 LFM
Airflow Requirement @ 35°C	250 LFM

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[specifications]

PCI Express Specification	PCI Express Base Specification Revision 5.0
PCIe Link Rates	32, 16, 8, 5, 2.5 GT/s
Lane Configuration Support	x16, x8, x4, x2, x1
MSI-X	Supported
Network Connectors	2x QSFP112
Port Signaling	50/100G PAM4 or 25G NRZ
RoCE Congestion Control	DCQCN
Peer Memory Direct	Supported
Networking Offloads	VXLAN, GRE, NVGRE, Geneve, IP-in-IP; tunnel-aware stateless offloads
Stateless TCP Offloads	IP/TCP/UDP checksum, LSO, LRO, GRO, TSS, RSS, aRFS, interrupt coalescing
Security Offloads	kTLS hardware offload encryption/decryption; QUIC hardware offload encryption/decryption
TruFlow™ Flow Processing	Flexible matching key; NAT/NAPT; tunnel encap/decap; connection tracking; flow aging; sampling/mirroring; rate-limiting/metering; flow-based statistics; network traffic hairpin
Manageability	NC-SI; MCTP; MCTP over SMBus/I2C; MCTP over PCIe VDM; NC-SI over MCTP; PLDM (Base, Monitoring/Control, FW update); I2C device control
Network Boot	UEFI PXE boot; UEFI L2 iSCSI boot; UEFI support for x86
LED Indicators	Per-port Activity LED and Link LED (2 LEDs per QSFP112 port)
Link LED Behavior	Green: linked at 200Gb/s or 400Gb/s; Amber: linked at lower speed
Activity LED Behavior	Green blinking: link up (traffic flowing); Off: no activity
Board Dimensions	167.64 mm x 68.91 mm (board outline)
Compliance (Safety)	EN IEC 62368-1:2020 +A11:2020; IEC 62368-1 (ed. 2)
EMC Compliance	EN 55032:2015 +AC:2016 Class A; EN 55024:2010 +A1:2015; EN 55035; EN 61000-3-2:2014; EN 61000-3-3:2013; CFR47 Part 15 Subpart B Class A; ICES-003 Class A; AS/NZS CISPR 32:2015 Class A; CNS 15936:2016; KN32 Class A; KN35
UL Flammability	UL 94 V0

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Accelerate AI and HPC Networks with 400Gb/s-Class Performance

The Broadcom BCM957608-P2200GQF00 is a high-performance dual-port 200GbE Ethernet Network Interface Card engineered for AI clusters, cloud data centers, HPC environments, and storage disaggregation. Built on Broadcom’s scalable 400G Ethernet controller architecture and powered by the BCM57608 controller, it delivers up to 400Gb/s total bandwidth with advanced hardware acceleration to maximize server efficiency and reduce CPU overhead.

Key Benefits & Features

Dual 200G QSFP112 Connectivity: Supports 2x 200/100/50/25GbE or 1x 400GbE with 8 SerDes lanes capable of 100/50G PAM4 and 25G NRZ signaling, ensuring high-density, high-throughput deployments.
PCIe 5.0 x16 Host Interface: Delivers up to 32.0 GT/s link rate across 16 lanes, eliminating host bottlenecks in GPU servers and performance-intensive workloads.
Advanced RoCEv2 with DCQCN: Standards-based RDMA over Converged Ethernet with hardware-based congestion control for ultra-low latency and scalable AI fabric deployments.
TruFlow™ Flow Processing: Hardware acceleration for NAT, NAPT, tunnel encap/decap, connection tracking, flow aging, rate limiting, and traffic mirroring to free CPU cycles and increase VM density.
Comprehensive Virtualization & Security: SR-IOV, VF isolation, VXLAN, GRE, Geneve, kTLS and QUIC offload, plus secure boot and silicon root of trust for hardened server platforms.

Ideal Use Cases

GPU server networking for AI and machine learning clusters
High-performance computing and research environments
Cloud-scale data center deployments
NVMe storage disaggregation architectures
Network function virtualization infrastructure

Technical Specifications

Model: BCM957608-P2200GQF00
Controller: Broadcom BCM57608
Ports: 2x QSFP112
Supported Speeds: 400/200/100/50/25GbE
Total Bandwidth: 400Gb/s
Host Interface: PCI Express 5.0 x16
PCIe Link Rate: 32.0 GT/s
RDMA Support: RoCEv2 with DCQCN
Operating Temperature: 0°C to 55°C
Form Factor: Half-height, half-length (HHHL), standard and low-profile brackets supported

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Broadcom BCM957608-P2200GQF00 Dual-Port 200G Network Interface Card