Sonnet has began gross sales of its Solo5G, their first 5 Gigabit Ethernet USB-C dongle. Designed to rapidly and simply add help for quicker networking to any laptop computer or desktop with a USB interface, the machine is appropriate with all three of the foremost OSes.
Adoption of NBASE-T networks is continuing slowly on account of two causes: costly Multi-Gig Ethernet switches and sporadic help of NBASE-T by PCs. Fortunately, higher-end desktops in addition to gaming laptops are lastly getting native NBASE-T help, however on the subject of mainstream and ultra-thin machines, such help is a uncommon incidence; so to achieve Multi-Gig help they want exterior USB adapters. A few years in the past Aquantia (an unbiased firm again then) developed its AQtion AQC111U and AQtion AQC112U USB-to-Ethernet chips together with reference designs for USB 3.Zero to 2.5GbE/5GbE adapters to simplify manufacturing of such units.
Sonnet’s Solo5G is predicated on the Marvell AQC111U controller (since Aquantia is now part of Marvell), permitting 5GbE help to be added to any PC with a USB port. The machine helps 5GBASE-T, 2.5GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX networks over Cat5e cables at as much as 100 meters. The dongle additionally helps superior LAN options similar to circulate management or 802.11p QoS and works like a typical community adapter, so a driver for an acceptable OS is required.
The Sonnet Solo5G comes bundled with 0.5-meter USB-C to USB-C and USB-C to USB-A cables to keep up compatibility with new USB-C and legacy USB-A-enabled computer systems. As for portability, the dongle weighs 70 grams, so it must be straightforward to hold round.
The Solo5G USB-C to five GbE adapter is on the market now instantly from the corporate at an MSRP of $79.99, which isn’t significantly low cost, however which is inexpensive sufficient so as to add NBASE-T capabilities to a PC with out breaking the financial institution.
Source: Sonnet
