Hi all,
This is my first post and I'm a newbe in the fiber-optic world. In fact, I've never installed any fiber network in my life. I have my home network completely on Cat6a but I want to have zero latency and 10GbE speeds in.
Here is my home network description (currently):
Everything is CAT6A (through the walls - pulling those cables was real pain). I have two floors big apartment and maximum cable length will not exceed 30 meters.
Downstairs (first level) - I have:
-WAN connection + a distribution panel that contains the main 1GbE 16 ports network switch
-Wireless Access point in the corridor (connected from the main network switch)
-LAN point in the kitchen (connected from the main network switch)
-PC, TV & AV area (connected from the main network switch though one cable to small 1GbE 4 ports switch then to the PC, TV & AV)
Upstairs (Second level) - I have:
-Bedroom Access point (connected from the main network switch)
-Guest room 1 - one standby keystone point (connected from the main network switch)
-Guest room 2 - I have the router which is a custom PC with Pfsense OS and a cable was pulled from downstairs distribution panel WAN connection to this Router)
- From the router, I have LAN feed to a small 1GbE 4 ports switch that feeds to the main network switch + NAS + printer)
I did a quick research on the 10GbE and I'm intending to work with less complication yet future ready network and this is my list that I came up with:
- Netgear - M4300-8X8F as main switch
- 2 Netgear - XS708T to replace the small switches that I have
- 3 Chelsio T520-CR NICs - 1 for the PC, 1 for NAS, 1 for the pfsense router
- 3 AXM761 - SFP+ Transceiver 10GBASE-SR - 1 for the PC, 1 for NAS, 1 for the pfsense router
- 1 Chelsio T520-BT NIC for the pfsense router from the WAN connection
And planning to use OM1 multimode fiber cables.
I need your help with few things:
- what is your thoughts on this setup and please remember that I have zero experience with fiber so I wish to go with less complex setup, easy to configure.
- I don't know which termination should I go with if I get this fiber cable and is this fiber cable the best for my setup?
- did I miss something?
I would appreciate your constructive feedback - many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Abdulla
This is my first post and I'm a newbe in the fiber-optic world. In fact, I've never installed any fiber network in my life. I have my home network completely on Cat6a but I want to have zero latency and 10GbE speeds in.
Here is my home network description (currently):
Everything is CAT6A (through the walls - pulling those cables was real pain). I have two floors big apartment and maximum cable length will not exceed 30 meters.
Downstairs (first level) - I have:
-WAN connection + a distribution panel that contains the main 1GbE 16 ports network switch
-Wireless Access point in the corridor (connected from the main network switch)
-LAN point in the kitchen (connected from the main network switch)
-PC, TV & AV area (connected from the main network switch though one cable to small 1GbE 4 ports switch then to the PC, TV & AV)
Upstairs (Second level) - I have:
-Bedroom Access point (connected from the main network switch)
-Guest room 1 - one standby keystone point (connected from the main network switch)
-Guest room 2 - I have the router which is a custom PC with Pfsense OS and a cable was pulled from downstairs distribution panel WAN connection to this Router)
- From the router, I have LAN feed to a small 1GbE 4 ports switch that feeds to the main network switch + NAS + printer)
I did a quick research on the 10GbE and I'm intending to work with less complication yet future ready network and this is my list that I came up with:
- Netgear - M4300-8X8F as main switch
- 2 Netgear - XS708T to replace the small switches that I have
- 3 Chelsio T520-CR NICs - 1 for the PC, 1 for NAS, 1 for the pfsense router
- 3 AXM761 - SFP+ Transceiver 10GBASE-SR - 1 for the PC, 1 for NAS, 1 for the pfsense router
- 1 Chelsio T520-BT NIC for the pfsense router from the WAN connection
And planning to use OM1 multimode fiber cables.
I need your help with few things:
- what is your thoughts on this setup and please remember that I have zero experience with fiber so I wish to go with less complex setup, easy to configure.
- I don't know which termination should I go with if I get this fiber cable and is this fiber cable the best for my setup?
- did I miss something?
I would appreciate your constructive feedback - many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Abdulla