what is an siom module
The Most Advanced SIOM 4-port 10GbE SFP+ Ethernet Controller. SupermicroÂ® Super I/O Modules provide flexible I/O networking options and the AOC-MTG-i4S is the most advanced, marketleading 4-port 10GbE SFP+ SIOM controller. It expands virtualization beyond the server level to the network level, and combines with hardware optimizations and offloads.