24. IGB Poll Mode Driver

The IGB PMD (librte_pmd_e1000) provides poll mode driver support for Intel 1GbE nics.

24.1. Features

Features of the IGB PMD are:

  • Multiple queues for TX and RX
  • Receiver Side Scaling (RSS)
  • MAC/VLAN filtering
  • Packet type information
  • Double VLAN
  • IEEE 1588
  • TSO offload
  • Checksum offload
  • TCP segmentation offload
  • Jumbo frames supported

24.2. Limitations or Known issues

24.3. Supported Chipsets and NICs

  • Intel 82576EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel 82580EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel 82580DB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel Ethernet Controller I210
  • Intel Ethernet Controller I350