RING ADAPTER RING SOLO 10G THUNDERBOLT 3

Lightning-fast 10GBase-T connectivity at an unbeatable price

Over the past few years, content creation and production have rapidly evolved from HD to 4K and beyond, making 10Gb Ethernet the new data transfer standard for shared storage systems for post-production and other bandwidth-intensive workflows. Highly affordable 10GbE Ethernet switches with RJ45 (copper) connectors have dramatically reduced the cost of setting up a 10GbE infrastructure, resulting in very rapid adoption. Even the new iMac Pro™ includes 10Gb Ethernet as a standard network interface. Now, for computers equipped with a Thunderbolt™ 3 port, there's an equally affordable Thunderbolt to 10Gb Ethernet adapter - Sonnet's Solo10G™ Thunderbolt 3 adapter, a simple and powerful solution for adding 10GBASE-T to 10GbE network connectivity to any Mac® or Windows®(1) computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports.

10 x Gigabit Ethernet performance

The Solo10G adapter is equipped with a single RJ45 connector, enabling it to connect to the 10GbE infrastructure via CAT 6 or CAT 6A copper cable at distances of up to 55 or 100 meters respectively. And it's priced at a level that seemed impossible even a year ago.

Faster transfers over existing cabling with NBASE-T support

Is your installation already equipped with CAT 5e cables? You can still get an excellent performance boost (from 250 to 500% on Gigabit Ethernet throughput - without rewiring! The Solo10G adapter supports the NBASE-T™ standard, which allows link speeds of 2.5 or 5 Gb, enabling Ethernet throughputs higher than Gigabit Ethernet over CAT 5e cable or higher when used with an NBASE-T-compatible switch or router. This feature enables you to deploy the same adapter across an organization for users with different Ethernet cable infrastructures.

Advanced features, intelligent operation

The Solo10G Thunderbolt 3 adapter achieves its high-speed performance and low host CPU utilization thanks to features such as flow control, 64-bit address support for systems using more than 4 GB of physical memory, and checksum offloads such as TCP, UDP and IPv4. These processes enable your computer to perform more efficiently during large file transfers or important I/O operations. This Sonnet adapter supports Energy-Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az), which reduces the power requirements of the adapter on your computer.

Replaceable cable

Thanks to the use of a captive cable, the Solo10G adapter's Thunderbolt connector remains firmly connected to it at all times. Should the cable break, it can easily be replaced by an approved replacement cable available from Sonnet or an authorized Sonnet dealer.

Safe and secure

As a network conduit for your computer, Sonnet's Solo10G adapter has been designed with essential security features. Incorporating hardware encryption, the Sonnet adapter is protected against malicious modification of its firmware. Any unauthorized attempt to modify the firmware to facilitate clandestine access to the computer would render the adapter unusable. This secure design prevents reprogramming of the Solo10G adapter's firmware, except as part of a manufacturer's update using a secure encryption key.

Compact, bus-powered and silent

Unlike the vast majority of 10GbE adapters, the Solo10G is compact - measuring just 79.5 mm wide by 114 mm deep with a height of 27.2 mm - and bus-powered to enable truly portable use without a mains adapter. Thanks to the use of the latest technologies integrated into a robust aluminum casing, Sonnet has designed an adapter that requires no fan, enabling quiet, energy-efficient operation.

Simple installation

Connect the Solo10G adapter to your computer, connect the adapter to the network switch or directly to 10GbE storage, and configure the adapter settings via the macOS® Network control panel or Windows Device Manager.