ATTO ThunderLink NS 3101
40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 (2-port) to 10GbE (1-Port) Adapter (includes SFPs)

Overview:

The ATTO ThunderLink NS 3101 acts as an external Thunderbolt 3 to 10GbE adapter, connecting Thunderbolt enabled systems (all-in-ones, workbooks, mobile workstations) to 10Gb/s Ethernet networks and storage devices. When faced with the challenge of architecting solutions that allow guaranteed delivery and easy deployment into your workflow ATTO ThunderLink’s provide a purpose built solution. With 10Gb/s data transfer rates, Ethernet ThunderLink®s are the connectivity choice for bandwidth-intensive applications such as data back-up and restoration, clustered computing, IP content delivery, medical imaging, and video rendering. Now, the time tested combination of ATTO and 10GbE is being integrated with the latest in cutting edge high performance Thunderbolt 3 connectivity.

With a low profile form factor, and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity, ATTO's optical 10GbE ThunderLink adapter provides the most flexible and scalable connectivity today. Growing adoption of 10 Gigabit Ethernet combined with increased bandwidth of Thunderbolt 3 delivers much-needed performance benefits to complete today's bandwidth intensive projects.

All ATTO Thunderbolt product utilize Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) Technology which maximizes CPU processes to deliver smooth and reliable data transfers and the highest consistent performance.

Technical Features

• Dual Thunderbolt 3 (40Gb/s USB-C) connectors
• Single 10GbE (QSFP+) port (module included)
• Supports 4K video file transfer and display simultaneously with dual 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3
• Daisy chain up to five additional thunderbolt technology-enabled devices
• Backwards compatible with 20Gb/s and 10Gb/s Thunderbolt devices
• Backwards compatible with Thunderbold 2 hosts via Apple legacy adapter
• Exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) technology
• Minimized interrupts for low latency
• TCP, UDP and IPv4 checksum offloading and Tx/TCP segmentation offloading
• Industry's lowest power consumption
• Support for downstream USB 3.1 and 2.0 devices
• Three year standard product warranty
• RoHS Compliant

Industry Proven Technology

ATTO Technology has 30 years of experience developing and delivering reliable storage connectivity solutions for customers. ATTO ThunderLink Ethernet adapters now provide creative professional using Thunderbolt enabled hosts, cost effective access to storage not previously available using FireWire or USB. The integrated family of ThunderLink adapters boasts an extensive list of customer design wins and certifications with respected industry partners. Now, the time tested combination of ATTO and 10GbE is being integrated with the latest in cutting edge high performance Thunderbolt connectivity.

Flexible Connectivity Solutions

ATTO 10GbE adapters provide the most flexible and scalable connectivity for today's high bandwidth content creation environments. ThunderLink 10GbE adapters offer driver support for Windows and macOS, providing a single connectivity solution for customers with heterogeneous operating system environments. Growing adoption of 10Gb Ethernet combined with increased bandwidth of Thunderbolt 3 delivers much-needed performance benefits to bandwidth intensive applications.

Performance Engineered

When faced with the challenge of architecting solutions that allow guaranteed delivery and easy deployment into your workflow, ATTO ThunderLink provides a purpose-built solution. With 10Gb data transfer rates and multiple offloads (TCP, IPv4, UDP), ATTO Ethernet Thunderbolt aparters are the premier connectivity choice for bandwidth-intensive applications such as data back-up and restoration, IP content delivery, medical imaging, and video rendering. With mult-core processors driving the need for higher bandwidth, ThunderLink 40GbE delivers superior throughput to meet that need.

Advanced Management Tools

ThunderLink 10GbE adapters provide a common foundation for both local and storage networks. The ThunderLink leverages standard OS management and monitoring tools to dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of a data center's administration and infrastructure.

Applications

ThunderLink 10GbE adapter solutions allow the unparalleled performance of 10GbE to meet the performance and economic needs of today's growing data centers. The ThunderLink is ideal for applications that require low latency, high bandwidth data transfers, such as data back-up and restoration, video-on-demand and video streaming, medical imaging, and clustered databases.

Advanced Data Streaming (ADS)

Latency-management technology that controls the acceleration of data transfers to move large amounts of data faster and more efficiently.