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 adapter Sonnet Solo 10G features a single RJ45 socket, allowing you to connect to a 10GbE infrastructure using low-cost CAT 6 or CAT 6A copper cabling at 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 synchronization of data streams is crucial.
Key features
• Adds 10GBASE-T 10GbE connectivity – Adds an RJ45 10 Gigabit Ethernet port to a computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Cost-effective – low-cost adapter connects to 10GbE infrastructure using low-cost CAT 6 or CAT 6A cables up to 55 or 100 meters away
• Thunderbolt 3 40Gbps interface – connects to any Thunderbolt 3 port
• Supports NBASE-T standard – 5 Gb/s, 2.5 Gb/s over CAT 5e up to 100 meters
• Advanced features – supports AVB (IEEE 802.1Qav) and energy-saving Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)
• Easy configuration – macOS Network panel or Windows Device Manager
• Small and quiet – no fan, pocket size
• Bus-powered – no external power supply required
• Durable aluminum housing
• Thunderbolt certified for Mac and Windows
Technical Specifications:
• Sonnet product code: SOLO10G-TB3
• Standard: Thunderbolt 3
• External connectors: 1x RJ45
• Controller: Aquantia AQC-107S
10GBASE-T
– 100m using CAT 6A
– 55m using CAT 6
5GBASE-T, 2.5GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
– up to 100m using CAT5e or better
• Max packet size: 16352 bytes (9000 bytes on macOS)
• Speeds: 10Gbps, 5Gbps, 2.5Gbps, 1Gbps, 100Mbps
• Advanced features
– Flow control
– MSI
– RSS
– Interrupt moderation
– Multicast filtering
– Energy-efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)
– AVB (IEEE 802.1Qav)
– 64-bit address support
• Offload features
– TCP/UDP/IPv4 checksum offload
– TCP segmentation offload (TSO)
– Large Receive Offload (LRO)
– RSS
• Operating temp: 0°C to 35°C
• Dimensions: 79.5 x 114 x 27.2 mm
• Weight: 0.24 kg
• RoHS compliant
• Package contents:
– Solo 10G Thunderbolt 3 Adapter (with 0.5m cable)
– Documentation
