The 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru Module for IBM BladeCenter is ideal for clients looking to enable end-to-end non-blocking 10Gb setup within the chassis. This device supports both Ethernet and Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) packets, which allows clients to connect a BladeCenter chassis to an FCoE-capable top-of-rack switch.The 14 10Gb Uplink ports are based on optical SFP+ technology to offer the highest performance while maintaining industry standard connectivity. This offering will also work with BladeCenter open fabric manager, providing all the benefits of I/O Virtualization at 10Gb speeds.