In recent years, content creation and production has rapidly moved from HD to 4K and beyond, making 10Gb Ethernet the new data transfer standard for post-production workgroups, storage and other bandwidth-intensive work.
Very affordable 10Gb/s Ethernet switches in the RJ45 standard have significantly reduced the cost of 10GbE infrastructure setup. Even the new iMac Pro™ includes 10Gb Ethernet as a standard network interface.
Now, for computers with a Thunderbolt™ 3 port, there's an equally affordable Thunderbolt 3 to 10Gb Ethernet adapter – the Sonnet Solo 10G™ Thunderbolt 3 Edition Adapter. It's an incredibly simple solution for adding blazing-fast 10GBASE-T 10GbE network connectivity to any Mac® computer or a Windows® 1o computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports.
Sonnet Solo 10G TB3 do 10Gb Base-T Ethernet Adapter
The Sonnet Solo 10G adapter features a single RJ45 port, allowing it to connect to a 10GbE network using affordable CAT 6 or CAT 6A copper cabling over distances of up to 55 or 100 meters. AVB Support
Support for Audio Video Bridging (IEEE 802.1Qav, AVB) makes the adapter ideal for use in professional audio and video applications where data stream synchronization is critical.
Key Features•
Adds 10GBASE-T 10GbE connectivity – Adds a 10 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port to a computer with Thunderbolt 3
ports• Cost-effective – this affordable adapter connects to 10GbE infrastructure using inexpensive CAT 6 or CAT 6A cables at distances of up to 55 or 100 meters
, respectively• 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface – connects to any Thunderbolt 3 port on a computer or at the end of a
Thunderbolt 3 device chain• Supports the NBASE-T standard – 5 Gb/s and 2.5 Gb/s speeds supported by affordable CAT 5e (or better) cabling at distances of up to 100 meters when using a multi-Gigabit
switch or router• Advanced features – Supports audio-video bridging (IEEE 802.1Qav, AVB) and energy-efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)
• Easy setup – Configured via the macOS Network control panel or Windows Device
Manager• Small and quiet – the adapter fits in your pocket and is fanless, ideal for use in noise-sensitive
environments• Bus-powered, energy-efficient – powered via the Thunderbolt port, the Solo 10G requires no power
adapter• Rugged design – aluminum housing withstands heavy use•
Thunderbolt certified for Mac and Windows computers
Technical Specifications:
• Sonnet Product Code:
SOLO10G-TB3• Standard: Thunderbolt 3
adapter• External Connectors: One
RJ45 port• 10GbE Controller: Aquantia
AQC-107S• Network support:
10GBASE-T – 100 meters using CAT 6A cabling
– 55 meters using CAT 6 cabling CAT
6 5 GBASE-T, 2.5 GBASE-T4, 1000BASE-T4,
100BASE-TX – 100 meters using CAT 5e (or better) cabling•
Packets: Maximum packet size: 16,352 bytes (jumbo frames), 9,000 bytes on
macOS®• Supported data rates: 10 Gbps, 5 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, 1 Gbps, 100 Mbps•
Advanced features–
Flow
control support– MSI (message-signaled interrupts)
– RSS (Receiver-Side Scaling)
– Connection Abort
Capability– Multicast
Filtering– Energy-Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)
– AVB (IEEE 802.1Qav, Audio-Video Bridging)
– Support for 64-bit addresses for systems using more than 4 GB of physical
memory• Stateless
offloads– TCP, UDP, and IPv4 checksum
offload– OSP (TCP segmentation offload, AKA large send offload)
– LRO (Large Receive Offload)
– RSS (receiver-side scaling)
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F)
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 3.1 x 4.5 x 1.1 inches (79.5 x 114 x 27.2 mm)
• Weight: 0.54 lbs. (0.24 kg)
• RoHS compliant: Yes•
Package contents:
– Solo 10G Thunderbolt 3 Edition, 10GBASE-T / NBASE-T Ethernet Thunderbolt 3 Adapter with built-in 0.5-meter Thunderbolt 3 cable (40 Gb/s)
– Documentation
