FPGA SmartNIC FB2CDG1@AGM39D-2 (ThunderFjord)

Dual port QSFPDD56, 2×400 GE, PCIe Gen5 x16, Intel® Agilex™ M-series FPGA Based, up to 32GB HBM2e with 2xARC6-16 connector (16×28 Gbps), for Ethernet, PCIe or interconnect

The Silicom ThunderFjord B is a high-performance programmable PCIe Server adapter based on the Altera® Agilex™ M-series AGMF039 FPGA (option for AGMF032).

The Altera Agilex-M™ is an extremely powerful FPGA which also features up to on-chip 32GB HBMe2 memory providing an unprecedented 2 x 2.6 Tbps HBMe2 bandwidth. The combination of lightning fast logic and equally fast memory ensures a platform that can deliver

The card is equipped with 2 x QSFPDD56 for supporting 2x 400GE, as well as a wide range of other link speed combinations like 16×10/25GE or even 8x100G with the appropriate breakout modules.

The ThunderFjord features 2 x AcceleRate® Slim Cable Assembly (ARC6) connectors with 2x 8x28Gbps from Samtec. The ARC6 connectors add unprecedented flexibility in host bandwidth and network connectivity. Silicom offers an adaptor an additional PCIe Gen4 x16 connector that can be employed for additional host bandwidth. The same connectors can alternatively be used with Fireflytm flyover cables for connecting additional 2x 8xFSFP28 or 2x 2xFQSFP28 for higher Ethernet link capacity to the solution in appliances. Silicom offers a 4xFQSFP28 bracket for easy utilization of the expansion option. The AR6-16 can alternatively be used for direct connection of two boards, connect multiple cards in series or daisy chain, or connect to other products with suitable interface.

The AGM FPGA series features CXL 1.1 and 2.0, providing heterogeneous processing and computing in performance-intensive workloads like AI, machine learning and analytics. Additionally, the AGM FPGA device includes Quad-core 64 bit Arm Cortex A53 processor.

Target Applications

Network Security & Telemetry
- - Virtual Firewall (vFW)
  - DDoS Mitigation
  - IDS/IPS function
  - IP Security (IPsec)
  - Transport Layer Security (TLS)
  - Packet monitoring and analytics

- Network Functions
  - 5G/6G User Plane Function (UPF)
  - 5G Access Gateway Function (AGF)
  - Virtual Broadband Network Gateway (vBNG)
  - Virtual Application Delivery Controller
  - Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT)
  - Cloud Gateway
  - Application Access Gateway

- Application acceleration
  - AI/ML inference offload
  - Data analysis offload
  - Sensor aggregation and analysis
  - Sensor recording

Key features

Silicom FPGA SmartNIC FB2CDG1@AGM39D-2

Intel® Agilex™ AGMF039 FPGA with Quad-core 64 bit Arm Cortex A53 processor
2 x QSFPDD56 ports
HBM2e: 32GB
2 x AcceleRate® Slim Cable Assembly (ARC6) expansion connectors each with 8x28Gbps
PCIe x16 Gen5 w/CXL
5G SyncE PLL with Silicom TimeSync Solution (STS)
Dedicated 4GB DDR5 ECC RAM for HPS
USB/JTAG connector
GPIO
Intel® Max® 10 Board Management Controller
1 x PPS/10MHz SMA connector
Dual slot passive heat sink (single slot optionable)
On-board power and temperature sensors
FPGA controlled link and status LEDs

Specifications

Network Interface
IEEE standard	IEEE 802.3 400GbE, 200GbE, 100GbE, 25GbE, 10GbE
Interfaces	Physical interface: 2 x QSFPDD56 slots Multimode SR4/SR8 (850nm), Single Mode LR4/LR8 (1310nm) or DAC (Twinax) Data rate: 2×400, 4×200, 2×200, 1×400, 4×100, 8x100G via CU DAC, 16×25, 16×10 GE Optional ARC-6 expansion: 4xQSFP28 (4x100GE) PCI adaptor (no PCI slot requirement) Optional ARC-6 expansion: Two 2xFlyover–QSFP28 cable assembly (4x100GE max) Optional ARC-6 expansion: Two 8xFlyover–SFP28 cable assembly (16x10/25GE max)
Host Interface
PCI bus	PCIe 5.0 x16 Optional ARC-6 expansion: PCI Gen4 x16 cable assembly
General Technical Specifications
FPGA Details	Intel® Agilex™ AGMF039 (AGMF032 option) R47A package, with 3 x F and 1 x R tile Fabric speed grade -2, Transceiver Speedgrade -1 for CXL support Quad-core 64 bit Arm Cortex*-A53 32GB HBM2e (16GB option) 3 x 600GE HIPs (F-tiles), 2 for front ports, 1 usable for expansion connectors
Configuration	Configuration flash can be made to support multiple boot images for automatic fallback to factory default image Upload of FPGA configuration to flash via PCIe – with supported image and tool
On-chip Memory	HBM2e, 32GB in Agilex™ M-series FPGA
On-board Memory	DDR5, 4GB ECC for HPS
Expansion Connectors	2 x 32pin ARC6–16 connector for 2x 8×28Gbps Expand with additional network ports via Silicom 4xFQSFP28 adaptors via up to 2x 8x28Gbps Flyover SFP28 cables Allows an extra x16 PCIe Gen4 via adapter for extra Host PCI BW and resources Interconnect with other products, in P2P or daisy chain configuration
On-board Clock	PCIe clock: 100 MHz DPLL ZL30793 Jitter cleaner 8 output reprogrammable clock generator (PLL) with SyncE support Optional expansion via secondary bracket with 4x SMA connector (PPS/10MHz/In/Out)
Additional Board Support	On-board power and temperature sensors (via SMBus/I2C) LEDs for board status and board management
Physical Dimensions	Weight: ~1600 g Full height, 123.4 mm ¾ length, 254.0 mm (+bracket) Dual Slot
Environment	Storage temperature: -10C to 60C Operating temperature: 0C to 40C Hardware compliance: RoHS, FCC Class A, CE, UL
Thermal Design	Passive dual heat sink Passive single slot heat sink maybe provided. Reduces thermal capacity, limiting processing capacity
Power/TDP	Max power (TDP) 225 W, with standard server airflow for cooling Typical power consumption 100W – 150W The combined server-PCIe card solution may be limited in average power consumption by thermal constraints. Maximum supported is higher then TDP if adequate cooling is provided. Typical use case is fully dependent on FPGA implementation. High power connector 2×6 with 4 sideband signals for PCI AUX power (PCIe CEM 5.1) 65 W max from the PCie slot, 345 W max from the 12V high power Aux connector *) (including optical modules)
Port LEDs	2 x Link/ ACT for the 2 x QSFPDD56, on bracket 1 x multi color status LED, on bracket
Time Synchronization	Silicom TimeSync Solution (STS) IEEE 1588-2019, G8273.2, G8273.4 (T-BC/T-TSC), G8262(SyncE) 1PPS In/Out, 10Mhz In/Out (optional) DPLL ZL30793 OCXO PTP stack: LinuxPTP (ptp4l) on HPS or x86 Optional expansion via secondary bracket with 4x SMA connector (PPS/10MHz/In/Out)
Board Management	Intel® Max® 10 FPGA Board Management Controller Voltage level monitoring Thermal shut-down protection Over current protection on 12V input
Supported frameworks	Silicom Board support package Intel Application Stack Accelerator Function (ASAF) framework Intel OFS and OPAE (tbd) Silicom PacketMover DYNANIC from Brnologic

Ordering Information

Ordering P/N	Notes
FB2CDG1@AGM32A-20XP2	AGM 032, 2x 8x32Gbps connector, 16GB HBM Expansion connector: supporting 16x28Gbps for Ethernet or PCIe Gen4x16
FB2CDG1@AGM32B-20XP2	AGM 032, 2x 8x32Gbps connector, 32GB HBM Expansion connector: supporting 16x28Gbps for Ethernet or PCIe Gen4x16
FB2CDG1@AGM39C-20XP2	AGM 039, 2x 8x32Gbps connector, 16GB HBM Expansion connector: supporting 16x28Gbps for Ethernet or PCIe Gen4x16
FB2CDG1@AGM39D-20XP2	AGM 039, 2x 8x32Gbps connector, 32GB HBM Expansion connector: supporting 16x28Gbps for Ethernet or PCIe Gen4x16
FBF4CG@FLYN-ULN	4xQSFP28 expansion PCI adaptor with 2xARC6-16 and sideband connector 250mm
FBF4CG@FLYN-USN	4xQSFP28 expansion PCI adaptor with 2xARC6-16 and sideband connector 400mm
CBL000341	2xARC6-16 to PCIE edge PCIeGen4 x16
FB-SYNC-4S-EXT	Sync extension bracket with 4x SMA connector

P4, FPGA Card, Gen5, 400GE, 200GE, Gen4, Intel, OneAPI, Gen3, Basic Design, 100GE, Gen2, PacketMover, 50GE, OFS, 40GE, 25GE, Corundum, 10GE

FPGA SmartNIC FB2CDG1@AGM39D-2 (ThunderFjord)

Dual port QSFPDD56, 2×400 GE, PCIe Gen5 x16, Intel® Agilex™ M-series FPGA Based, up to 32GB HBM2e with 2xARC6-16 connector (16×28 Gbps), for Ethernet, PCIe or interconnect

Target Applications

Key features

Specifications

Network Interface

Host Interface

General Technical Specifications

Ordering Information

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P4, FPGA Card, Gen5, 400GE, 200GE, Gen4, Intel, OneAPI, Gen3, Basic Design, 100GE, Gen2, PacketMover, 50GE, OFS, 40GE, 25GE, Corundum, 10GE

FPGA SmartNIC FB2CDG1@AGM39D-2 (ThunderFjord)

Dual port QSFPDD56, 2×400 GE, PCIe Gen5 x16, Intel® Agilex™ M-series FPGA Based, up to 32GB HBM2e with 2xARC6-16 connector (16×28 Gbps), for Ethernet, PCIe or interconnect

Target Applications

Key features

Specifications

Network Interface

Host Interface

General Technical Specifications

Ordering Information

Resources and Downloads

Product Brief

Product Brief_FPGA_SmartNIC_FB2CDG1@AGM39D-2

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