High speed networking for e-business
OSA-Express for IBM ^ zSeries and S/390
Highlights
Enables direct connection
of IBM ~® zSeries® and
S/390® to LAN switches, LAN
campus back-bones, high-
speed workstations and serv-
ers, intelligent hubs, repeaters,
and routers
Supports standard Gigabit Eth-
ernet and 10/100/1000 BASE-T
Ethernet LANs, Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM) networks,
and Token-Ring LANs (zSeries
only) and associated cabling
Leverages connection to
powerful zSeries and S/390
Self-Timed Interconnect
(STI) infrastructure to deliver
high bandwidth path to the
application
Provides direct memory access
and LPAR-to-LPAR communica-
tion that are designed to sub-
stantially increase performance
to and between applications
Aggregate connections from 48
ports (z990), 40 ports (z890), 24
ports (z800, z900) to 12 ports
per G5/G6 server, helping to
reduce the need for external
gateways
A balanced design to meet the demands
of e-business
The explosion of e-business has
Delivers multiprotocol support
placed unprecedented demands on
to help you meet your dynamic
enterprise servers. New, complex
on demand data transaction
enterprise applications, Web-based
server needs while leveraging
e-business solutions, host integra-
existing application investment
tion initiatives, and grid computing
require a scalable, high performance,
Utilizes QDIO, which is
highly available server with the capac-
designed to reduce TCP/IP path
ity to support large volumes of net-
length, increase performance,
work traffic at very high speeds.
and support dynamic configura-
tion
The IBM ^ zSeries and the
IBM S/390 are the platforms of choice
zSeries 890 and 990 spanned
for large-scale database and trans-
channels permits sharing of
action serving. The Open Systems
OSA-Express ports across
Adapter-Express (OSA-Express) family
LPARs among multiple Logical
of networking adapters complements
Channel SubSystems
the performance and availability of
these mainframe servers, with support
A balanced design to respond
for key networking LAN infrastructures.
to the dynamics of on demand
This includes innovative functions
operating environment
that are designed to help maximize
the performance of the overall system
while minimizing server overhead,
resulting in high networking perfor-
mance, capacity and flexibility.
OSA-Express, like all features on
zSeries and S/390 products, is built
using the IBM balanced system
design to create the right mix of com-
ponents, capacity and functionality
to deliver optimized system perfor-
mance, high availability and scalabil-
ity. An integrated, balanced system
design is critical to deriving maxi-
mum business value from IT invest-
ments. OSA-Express is designed to
get the most from the zSeries and
S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server ™
Models G5 and G6 when connecting
to external networks.
Adapters to meet a variety of needs
There are several different OSA-
Express adapters available, depend-
ing on which server it is being
installed in (zSeries or G5/G6) and
which adapter type is being used
(Gigabit Ethernet, 1000BASE-T
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Token-Ring,
or ATM). All offer innovative functions
that can help boost performance,
cost effectiveness and flexibility
for the on demand operating
environment.
For the zSeries, OSA-Express offers
double the port density of the earlier
S/390 G5/G6 OSA-Express solutions.
Each OSA-Express adapter occupies
one I/O slot, providing two ports that
each can run up to full line speed
and requires one Channel Path iden-
tifier (CHPID) per port.
The prior generation OSA-2 adapter
also is available for customers using
Token-Ring (S/390) or FDDI (z900
and S/390).
All OSA-Express adapters offer full
duplex, direct attachment to the STI
bus I/O infrastructure in the zSeries
and S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server
models G5 and G6. The OSA-
Express 333 MB/second attachment
to the STI bus is designed to run far
faster than external ESCON® attach-
ment devices or the predecessor
OSA-2, which are connected to a 17
MB/second Channel request Handler
bus.
Queued Direct Input/Output:
Increasing efficiency
OSA-Express uses a highly efficient
data transfer architecture called
Queued Direct Input/Output (QDIO)
which incorporates a number of
features that are designed to signifi-
cantly improve data transfer speed
and efficiency for TCP/IP traffic.
QDIO can dramatically improve
throughput by using Direct Memory
Access (DMA), allowing data to move
directly from the OSA-Express micro-
processor to the host memory. This

Supported OSA adapter LAN attachments

Gigabit Ethernet (OSA-Express only) Gigabit Ethernet (OSA-Express only)
Fast Ethernet (OSA-2, OSA-Express) Fast Ethernet (OSA-Express only)
1000BASE-T Ethernet (10/100/1000) (z990/z890)

155 ATM
(OSA-2, 155 ATM
OSA-Express) (OSA-Express only)
z800 and z900 only
ATM
Network 10 Mbps Ethernet
10 Mbps Ethernet
(OSA-2, provided by (provided by
OSA-Express Fast OSA-Express Fast
Ethernet adapter) Ethernet adapter)
S/390 IBM
1000BASE-T Ethernet (z990/z890)
G5 and G6 ^
zSeries

Token Ring (OSA-2 only) Token Ring (OSA-Express only)

FDDI (OSA-2 only) FDDI (OSA-2 only) z900 only

The number of lines to each LAN type

indicates the number of ports on the adapter
bypasses three layers of processing
that are required when using ESCON
adapter attachments and the earlier
OSA-2. In effect QDIO is designed
to significantly reduce host interrupts
and latency while increasing TCP/IP
traffic throughput.
Through QDIO’s IP Assist, compute-
intensive functions like broadcast
filtering, Address Resolution Protocol
(ARP) and Media Access Control
(MAC) processing which are usually
handled by the host system are now
performed by OSA-Express itself.
This is intended to reduce the load on
the host system TCP/IP stack, freeing
resources for increased application
workloads.
QDIO is supported at levels begin-
® ®
ning with OS/390 2.10, z/OS ,
®
z/OS.e, Linux on zSeries, z/VM , TPF
and VSE/ESA™ environments.
With QDIO’s LPAR-to-LPAR com-
munication ability, data being sent
from one LPAR to another within the
same system can be routed directly
through a shared OSA-Express
adapter, completely bypassing the
external LAN connection.
QDIO also supports Priority Queuing,
which sorts outgoing IP message traf-
fic according to the priority assigned
in the IP header. This priority can be
set by the z/OS, z/OS.e and OS/390
V2R10 or later policy agent and is
designed to reflect customer busi-
ness priorities assigned to applica-
tion, user ID, time of day and other
characteristics.
OSA-Express allows networking
traffic from multiple LPARs to travel
through the same port. It’s even pos-
sible to mix TCP/IP and SNA, APPN®
and HPR traffic on the same port
simultaneously.
These powerful capabilities are possi-
ble only because of the OSA-Express
close integration with the host hard-
ware and communications server
software. It is an excellent example of
balanced system design, delivering
functions that leverage the capabili-
ties built into the z/Architecture™ and
S/390 architecture.
Simpler connections, lower costs,
flexible
The increased speed, efficiency and
ease-of-administration features using
QDIO with OSA-Express is designed
to provide a simpler, less expensive
and easier-to-configure installation
that could conserve system and
administrative resources.
By providing dynamic OSA-Address
Table build, administration and con-
figuration can be simplified since
TCP/IP profile information need be
entered only once as part of the
TCP/IP definitions in the operating
system. This information is passed to
OSA-Express at device startup, and
the OSA Address Table is built “on
the fly.”
The OSA-Express 1000BASE-T
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Token-Ring,
and ATM features also support a non-
QDIO mode of operation. This mode
does not provide the benefits of
QDIO, however it does support pro-
tocols similar to OSA-2 and ESCON,
but can leverage the OSA-Express
hardware speed. Protocols include
native SNA, APPN, HPR as well as
TCP/IP. This flexibility is especially
useful for customers who need
increased performance for native
SNA traffic, in addition the port can
be redefined to QDIO mode later,
thus leveraging your OSA-Express
investment to handle multiple types
of traffic.
The OSA-Express Ethernet features
operating in QDIO also support
advanced capabilities such as IPv4
and IP version 6 (IPv6), as well as Vir-
tual LAN (VLAN) for IPv4 packets.
A supporting utility, the Open
Systems Adapter Support Facil-
ity (OSA/SF), can make it easy to
configure non-QDIO mode operat-
ing features, view operational data
and gather problem determination
information. And using the Resource
Measurement Facility (RMF) or
Simple Network Management Pro-
tocol (SNMP) support gives admin-
istrators access to OSA-Express
microprocessor utilization, PCI bus
utilization, bandwidth per port and
other information.
Highly available access to applications
OSA-Express is flexible and resilient,
with functions that can enable access
to your e-business mainframe appli-
cations to remain available even if
there are networking problems. The
QDIO dynamic table definition lever-
ages z/OS and OS/390 Virtual Inter-
net Protocol Address (VIPA) support
to make alternate networking paths
available should an OSA-Express
connection fail. This means that users
could have an alternate, available
path into the server. Related z/OS
features VIPA Takeover and VIPA
Takeback, are designed to leverage
additional defined paths to allow fast
connection recovery in the event of a
TCP/IP stack services or application
copy failure. Should a stack or con-
figured application copy fail, the IP
addresses are transferred to backup
copies and the QDIO OSA-Express
adapters are updated dynami-
cally. Network access services can
continue, uninterrupted. This VIPA
support also facilitates movement of
applications and workload within the
Sysplex in a manner transparent to
end-user connection requests.
OSA-Express adapters are hot-plug-
gable, so features can be replaced
anytime or added (with prior plan-
ning) without the need to restart the
system.
Innovative integration to help optimize
your networking investment
OSA-Express delivers more than just
high-speed, high-bandwidth net-
working connections. OSA-Express
complements the balanced systems
of the z/Architecture and S/390
architecture, which can grow system
capacity and memory to help improve
the clustering capabilities, and deliver
the I/0 bandwidth to provide a total e-
business solution.
OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet
The Gigabit Ethernet features of
OSA-Express are ideal for direct
fiber connection of the zSeries and
S/390 G5/G6 to switched-based LAN
backbones, and to high-speed serv-
ers, workstations and routers where
elimination of bandwidth bottlenecks
is important for such applications as
data-intensive TCP/IP and high perfor-
mance Web serving. Gigabit Ethernet
is designed to maximize throughput
while providing interoperability with
Fast Ethernet and Ethernet LANs.
These adapters are designed to pro-
vide a superior replacement technol-
ogy for ESCON® channel-attached
networking devices, especially for
TCP/IP traffic into the mainframe and
when using SNA to IP integration tech-
nologies such as the TN3270 Server
and Enterprise Extender on the main-
frame. It also can consolidate the traf-
fic of up to 10 Fast Ethernet adapters.
OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet oper-
ates in full duplex and supports up
to a maximum jumbo frame size of
8992 bytes, which can help to reduce
packet-processing overhead and
improve throughput for batch type
data streams.
The OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet
features support QDIO mode (TCP/IP)
only, but do, however, have the ability
to carry SNA traffic when using Enter-
prise Extender or TN3270 Server to
transport the traffic inside of TCP/IP
packets.
There are multiple OSA-Express
Gigabit Ethernet features available
based on fiber type (long or short
wavelength) and server type and
model (zSeries or S/390 G5/G6):
• Short Wavelength (SX) attaches to a
1 Gbps Ethernet LAN using a short
wavelength optical transceiver and
can support up to 50 micron at 550
meters (1,804 feet) and up to 62.5
micron at 275 meters (902 feet). This
is the unrepeated distance.
• Long Wavelength (LX) attaches to a
1 Gbps Ethernet LAN using a long
wavelength optical transceiver and
supports up to 9 micron infrastruc-
tures at 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) and
can accommodate up to 50 and 62.5
micron infrastructures at reduced dis-
tances - 550 meters (1,804 feet).
• Each OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet
adapter for the zSeries provides two
ports, both of which can run up to
Gigabit Ethernet line speed. This
adapter provides a 64-bit, 66 MHz
PCI bus.
• The two new Gigabit Ethernet
features for z990 and z890 require
a new LC Duplex connector and
offer support for Checksum Offload
processing
• OSA-Express for G5/G6 offers one
port, utilizing a 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI
bus.
OSA-Express 1000BASE-T Ethernet
The 1000BASE-T Ethernet feature is
exclusive to z990 and z890, and can
operate at up to 10, 100, or 1,000
megabits per second (1 gigabit) over
the copper wiring infrastructure. It
allows direct connection of the zSeries
990 and 890 to switched-based LAN
backbones, high-speed worksta-
tions, intelligent hubs, repeaters,
routers and other servers. It provides
an alternative to parallel and ESCON
channel-attached networking devices.
OSA-Express 1000BASE-T Ethernet is
designed to adjust itself to the correct
speed using auto-negotiation. Cabling
is Category 5 Unshield Twisted Pair
cable. Each port of this two port fea-
ture can be separately configured and
operates independently. Each port
on this feature can be set to operate
in either one of three modes: QDIO
mode for (TCP/IP traffic only, ) or ,
non-QDIO mode for(TCP/IP and native
SNA, APPN, or HPR) support, or new
OSC mode which enables Integrated
Console Controller function. The OSA-
Express Integrated Console Controller
(OSA-ICC) support can provide up
to 120 console session connections
for z990 and z890 Initial Program
Load and z/OS, z/VM, VSE/ESA and
TPF operational consoles. With the
1000BASE-T Ethernet adapter, one
can run native SNA, APPN and HPR at OSA-Express Token-Ring (zSeries only)
gigabit speed when using non-QDIO The Token-Ring version of
mode of operation. OSA-Express allows direct connec-
tion of the zSeries to switched-based
OSA-Express Fast Ethernet
LAN backbones, high-speed work-
The Fast Ethernet version of
stations, intelligent hubs, repeaters,
OSA-Express allows direct connection
routers and other servers. It provides
of the zSeries and S/390 to switched-
an alternative to parallel and ESCON
based LAN backbones, high-speed
channel-attached networking devices,
workstations, intelligent hubs, repeat-
and offers a high-speed connec-
ers, routers and other servers. It pro-
tion between zSeries and 100 Mbps
vides an alternative to parallel and
Token-Ring Backbones. OSA-Express
ESCON channel-attached networking
Token-Ring can be attached as either
devices. OSA-Express Fast Ethernet
100 Mbps, 16 Mbps, or 4 Mbps
can be attached to either 10 Mbps
Token-Ring, and is designed to auto-
Ethernet or 100 Mbps Ethernet, and
matically adjust itself to the correct
is designed to automatically adjust
speed. Cabling can be shielded or
itself to the correct speed. Cabling
unshielded twisted pair. A single
is Category 5 balanced cable. Two
OSA-Express Token-Ring adapter is
OSA-Express Fast Ethernet adapters
available for the zSeries (two ports,
are available, one for S/390 G5/G6
each running up to line speed). Each
(one port, operating up to line speed)
adapter port operates in either half or
and one or the zSeries (two ports,
full duplex depending on the speed.
each running up to line speed). Each
This adapter operates in either QDIO
adapter port operates in either half or
mode (TCP/IP traffic only) or non-
full duplex. This adapter can operate
QDIO mode (TCP/IP and SNA, APPN,
in either QDIO mode (TCP/IP traffic
HPR) support. The OSA-Express
only) or non-QDIO mode (TCP/IP and
SNA, APPN, HPR) .
Token-Ring uses the new I/O cage
on the zSeries and replaces the prior
OSA-2 Token-Ring feature which
requires a Compatibility I/O cage on
the z900.
OSA-Express 155 ATM
For customers using ATM LANs to
alleviate LAN backbone congestion,
or enable new, high-bandwidth appli-
cation development while preserv-
ing investments in existing cabling,
OSA-Express is available for connec-
tion to 155 Mbps ATM networks.
There are four OSA-Express 155
ATM adapters available: by fiber type
(single-or multimode fiber) and by
server type and model (zSeries or
S/390 G5/G6). The zSeries z800 and
900 features provide two ports, the
S/390 features one port. Each adapter
port operates in either half or full
duplex.
The OSA-Express 155 ATM features
support two modes of operation, ATM
native mode or ATM LAN Emulation
mode (Ethernet or Token-Ring). When
supporting Ethernet LAN Emulation,
the ATM feature can use a QDIO con-
nection. Each mode is mutually exclu-
sive (the feature can be configured for
only one mode at a time, ATM native
mode or ATM LAN Emulation mode).
The OSA-Express ATM features are
not offered on the z990 or z890.
For more information
To learn more about OSA-Express and
the IBM eServer zSeries contact your
IBM marketing representative, IBM
Business Partner, or visit:
ibm.com/eserver/zseries /networking
Feature Benefits

Operates at line speed
• Optimized connection via the STI bus delivers high bandwidth path to the application
• Support for 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI interface to STI bus on zSeries enables Gigabit Ethernet and
1000BASE-T Ethernet features at line speed on each port, up to 145 MB/sec for jumbo frames when
running bi-directional streams data flows depending on customer environment.
• A 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI interface Gigabit Ethernet adapter is available for S/390 G5 and G6 servers
enabling up to 76 MB/sec with jumbo frames depending on customer environment.
• Support for 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI interface to STI bus on both the zSeries and S/390 G5/G6, Fast Ether
net and 155 ATM adapters at line speed
• Support for 32 -bit, 33 MHz PCI interface to STI bus on zSeries Token-Ring at line speed

Multiple adapters available • Features available to meet attachment needs to a wide variety of LAN infrastructure

Double the port density

(zSeries only) • Maximizes efficient use of I/O slots within the server
• Can relieve ESCON I/O slot requirements for networking while providing higher throughput

QDIO support • More efficient, higher performing memory to memory data transfer support for Gigabit Ethernet,
1000BASE-T Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Token-Ring and 155 ATM Ethernet LAN Emulation
• TCP/IP support only; however does support APPN/HPR transport over IP using Enterprise
Extender technology and SNA LU2 support with TN3270 Server

LPAR-to-LPAR communication • Reduces network latency by routing data directly between LPARs without traversing the external LAN

Direct Memory Access • Designed to reduce system overhead by moving data directly between OSA-Express and host memory

External spanned channel • The OSA-Express features (CHPID types OSC, OSD, OSE) can be identified as a spanned channel
and be shared among LPARs within and across LCSSs

Dynamic OSA Address Table creation • Automates configuration and helps to simplify installation for QDIO users

IP Assist • Moves compute-intensive functions from TCP/IP stack to OSA-Express

• Includes ARP function, MAC handling, broadcast packet filtering, IP multicast support, and building and
maintaining IP address table
• Designed to reduce host processor workload devoted to networking

Jumbo frame support • Permits Gigabit Ethernet adapters to support frame sizes up to 8992 bytes to increase throughput

Priority Queuing • Manages outgoing IP traffic according to predefined business priority

• Improved quality of service based on application requirements

Virtual Internet Protocol Addressing • Provides virtual IP address support which disassociates IP hosts from dependence on a specific net
work attachment
• Automatically reroutes work in the event of TCP/IP stack failure
• Improved user access to applications

LPAR sharing • Enables up to 15 LPARs to share a physical OSA-Express port

VLAN (IEEE 802.1q) • Supports Virtual LAN for IPv4 and IPv6. VLAN separates a user address from its physical location on
the network by logicaly mapping groups of related traffic of the same physical network.

IPv4 and IPv6 • OSA-Express Ethernet and Token-Ring in QDIO mode support both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols
simutaneously

Checksum Offload • Exclusive to Gibabit Ethernet features (FC 1364, 1365) and 1000BASE-T Ethernet features on z990
and z890. Checksum Offload moves the checksum header calculations for TCP, IP, and UDP packets
from the TCP/IP stack and onto the OSA-Express adapter. This can improve performance and save
host TCP/IP cycles.

Hot plug • Enables continuous system operation if replacing failing adapters

Integrated Console Controller • The OSA-Express Integrated Console Controller (OSA-ICC) support is designed to provide up to 120
console session connections for z990 and z890 Initial Program Load and z/OS, z/VM, VSE/ESA and
TPF operational consoles.
OSA-Express for IBM ^ zSeries at a glance

OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet LX*

Feature code 1364 on z990, z890, z900 and z800
Data rate: 1 Gbps
Ethernet MTU size: IEEE 802.3: 1492 bytes
DIX Version 2: 1500 bytes, for jumbo frames up to 8992 bytes
Connector type on port: LC Duplex
Port count: 2
PCI support: 64-bit, 66 MHz
Cable type: single mode fiber (9 micron), accomodates Multimode fiber (50 or 62.5 micron) when used
with a pair of mode conditioning patch (MCP) cables

OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet SX*

Feature code 1365 on z990, z890, z900 and z800
Data rate: 1 Gbps
Ethernet MTU size: IEEE 802.3: 1492 bytes
DIX Version 2: 1500 bytes,for jumbo frames up to 8992 bytes
Connector type on port: LC Duplex
Port count: 2
PCI support: 64-bit, 66 MHz
Cable type: Multimode fiber (50 or 62.5 micron)

OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet LX*

Feature code 2364 on z800, z900, and on z990 and z890 upgrades
Data rate: 1 Gbps
Ethernet MTU size: IEEE 802.3: 1492 bytes
DIX Version 2: 1500 bytes, for jumbo frames up to 8992 bytes
Connector type on port: SC Duplex
Port count: 2
PCI support: 64-bit, 66 MHz
Cable type: Multimode fiber (50 or 62.5 micron) when used with a pair of mode conditioning patch
(MCP) cables, or single mode fiber (9 micron).

OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet SX*

Feature code 2365 on z800, z900, and on z990 and z890 upgrades
Data rate: 1 Gbps
Ethernet MTU size: IEEE 802.3: 1492 bytes
DIX Version 2: 1500 bytes, for jumbo frames up to 8992 bytes
Connector type on port: SC Duplex
Port count: 2
PCI support: 64-bit, 66 MHz
Cable type: Multimode fiber (50 or 62.5 micron)

OSA-Express 1000BASE-T Ethernet*

Feature code 1366 on z990 and z890 only
Data rate: 10/100 /1000 Mbps with auto-sense/auto-negotiation capability
Ethernet MTU size: IEEE 802.3: 1492 bytes
DIX Version 2:1500 bytes ,for jumbo frames up to 8992 bytes when
operating at gigagbit speed
Connector type on port: RJ-45
Port count: 2
PCI support: 64-bit, 66 Mhz
Cable type: EIA/TIA Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair with a maximum length
of 100 meters (328 feet)
OSA-Express Fast Ethernet*
Feature code 2366 on z800, z900, and on z990 and z890 upgrades
Data rate: 10/100 Mbps with auto-sense/auto-negotiation capability
MTU size: IEEE 802.3: 1492 bytes
DIX Version 2: 1500 bytes
Connector type on port: RJ-45
Port count: 2
PCI support: 32-bit, 33 MHzCable type: Standard transmission scheme, 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX
which requires two pairs of Category 5 balanced cable or two pairs of 150-ohm shielded
balanced cable as defined by ISO/IEC 11801.

OSA-Express 155 ATM SM*

Feature code 2362 on z800 and z900, not on z990 or z890
Data rate: 155 Mbps Connector type on port: SC Duplex
Port count: 2
PCI support: 32-bit, 33 MHz
Cable type: Single mode fiber (9 micron).

OSA-Express 155 ATM MM*

Feature code 2363 on z800 and z900, not on z990 or z890
Data rate: 155 Mbps Connector type on port:
SC Duplex
Port count: 2
PCI support: 32-bit, 33 MHz
Cable type: Multimode fiber (62.5 micron).

OSA-Express Token-Ring
Feature code 2367 on z800, z900, z990 and z890
Data rate: 4 Mbps, 16 Mbps, 100 Mbps with auto-sense/auto-negotiation
Frame size: up to 4550 (at 4 Mbps), up to 18200 (at 16 and 100 Mbps)
Connector type on port: RJ-45 connector (8 pin) or DB-9 D shell
Port count: 2
PCI support: 32-bit, 33 MHz
Cable type: EIA/TIA Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair with a maximum length of 100 meters
(328 feet) or a Shielded Twisted Pair cable with a DB-9 D shell connector

For z900: Maximum number of features: 12, which equals 24 ports (total of OSA-Express, FICON, PCICC, and PCICA features limited to 16 per I/O cage and
48 per system)
For z800: Maximum number of features: 12, which equals 24 ports
For z990: Maximum number of features: 24, which equals 48 ports (total of OSA-Express, FICON Express, PCICA, and PCIXCC features limited to 20 per I/O
cage and 60 per system)

For z890: Maximum number of features: 20, which equals 40 ports (total of OSA-Express, FICON Express, PCICA, and PCIXCC features limited to 20 per I/O
cage and 60 per system)
OSA-Express for S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server G5 or G6 at a glance

OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet LX* Feature code 2351 on S/390 only

Data rate: 1 Gbps
MTU size: IEEE 802.3: 1492 bytes
DIX Version 2:1500 bytes, for jumbo frames up to 8992 bytes
Connector type on port: SC Duplex
Port count: 1
PCI support: 32-bit, 33 MHz
Cable type: Multimode fiber (50 or 62.5 micron) when used with a pair of mode conditioning patch
(MCP) cables, or single mode fiber (9 micron).

OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet SX*

Feature code 2350 on S/390 only
Data rate: 1 Gbps
MTU size: IEEE 802.3: 1492 bytes
DIX Version 2: 1500 bytes, for jumbo frames up to 8992 bytes
Connector type on port: SC Duplex
Port count: 1
PCI support: 32-bit, 33 MHz
Cable type: Multimode fiber (50 or 62.5 micron)

OSA-Express Fast Ethernet*

Feature code 2340 on S/390 only
Data rate: 10/100 Mbps with auto-sense/auto-negotiation capability
MTU size: IEEE 802.3: 1492 bytes
DIX Version 2: 1500 bytes
Connector type on port: RJ-45
Port count: 1
PCI support: 32-bit, 33 MHz
Cable type: Standard transmission scheme, 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX, which requires two pairs of
Category 5 balanced cable or two pairs of 150-ohm shielded balanced cable as defined
by ISO/IEC 11801.

OSA-Express 155 ATM SM*

Feature code 2360 on S/390 only
Data rate: 155 Mbps
Connector type on port: SC Duplex
Port count: 1
PCI support: 32-bit, 33 MHz
Cable type: Single mode fiber (9 micron)

OSA-Express 155 ATM MM*

Feature code 2361 on S/390 only
Data rate: 155 Mbps
Connector type on port: SC Duplex
Port count: 1
PCI support: 32-bit, 33 MHz
Cable type: Multimode fiber (62.5 micron)
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actors including traffic direction, the pattern of
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