BNT 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter is an innovative switch designed to meet the growing bandwidth needs of our Clients. Today while our Clients look to implement solutions to meet their current 1Gb requirements, they also need a way to migrate easily to 10Gb. This switch provides investment protection and future proofing since it supports both 1Gb and 10Gb ports concurrently. Some of the high level features of the switch are: - Includes six 1Gb and three 10Gb Ethernet Uplinks for unmatched upstream bandwidth. - Supported in all five IBM BladeCenter chassis in addition to Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM) for IBM BladeCenter and IBM BladeCenter HT. - Designed for extreme lower power consumption. - Full Ethernet Layer 2/3 functionality comes standard.