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What would you recommed from Ubiquiti for >600Mbps symmetric home internet connection?

by eu 8y ago

tbyehl 8y ago
Since no one else jumped in... Short answer: EdgeRouter 4 ($199) or EdgeRouter Lite ($99). Long Answer: It depends. The ER-X / ER-X-SFP are architected as a switch with a router hanging off an internal 1Gb/s full-duplex link. Every routed packet crosses that link twice -- once in, once out -- so they can only do 1Gb/s of combined routing. For most purposes, traffic patterns are heavily asymmetrical so this isn't a meaningful limitation, but to get > 400-500 Mb/s symmetrical performance you need any of their other models. The ERLite-3 and ER-4 are the next best models for home use. Both are fanless, low-power, and capable of line-rate symmetrical routing across all ports simultaneously. ER-4 doubles the RAM, has twice as many faster CPU cores, adds a dedicated SFP port, has an internal PSU, and an optional rackmount kit. ERPoe-5 is an ERLite-3 with one port replaced by a 3-port switch and 24v/48v PoE (early units shipped with a 24v PSU, buyer beware if you need 48v PoE). ER-8 / ERPro-8 have 8 routed ports, are rackmount-only, and have fans that aren't suitable for living / work spaces. The Pro adds 2 SFP combo ports and a slightly higher clocked CPU. The newer ER-4 is much more powerful and costs less. ER-6P is an ER-4 with two more copper ports, an external PSU, and 24v PoE (standard PoE is 48v). Note that the ER-X, ER-X-SFP, and ERPoe-5 are the only models with switched ports. You can bridge routed ports to emulate a switch, but that forces traffic out of the hardware offload engine and seriously compromises performance. Buy an external switch or a model with switched ports if you need switched ports. For the money, the ER-X makes an excellent compact managed switch with a much nicer UI than typical cheap web-managed switches. On the UniFi side, the USG is equivalent to the ERLite-3 and the USG-PRO-4 is an ERPro-8 with half the ports. An updated model based on the ER-4 / ER-6P platform is expected but not any time soon.
- eu 8y ago
  Thanks. Very informative

What would you recommed from Ubiquiti for >600Mbps symmetric home internet connection?

by eu 8y ago

What would you recommed from Ubiquiti for >600Mbps symmetric home internet connection?

Since no one else jumped in... Short answer: EdgeRouter 4 ($199) or EdgeRouter Lite ($99). Long Answer: It depends. The ER-X / ER-X-SFP are architected as a switch with a router hanging off an internal 1Gb/s full-duplex link. Every routed packet crosses that link twice -- once in, once out -- so they can only do 1Gb/s of combined routing. For most purposes, traffic patterns are heavily asymmetrical so this isn't a meaningful limitation, but to get > 400-500 Mb/s symmetrical performance you need any of their other models. The ERLite-3 and ER-4 are the next best models for home use. Both are fanless, low-power, and capable of line-rate symmetrical routing across all ports simultaneously. ER-4 doubles the RAM, has twice as many faster CPU cores, adds a dedicated SFP port, has an internal PSU, and an optional rackmount kit. ERPoe-5 is an ERLite-3 with one port replaced by a 3-port switch and 24v/48v PoE (early units shipped with a 24v PSU, buyer beware if you need 48v PoE). ER-8 / ERPro-8 have 8 routed ports, are rackmount-only, and have fans that aren't suitable for living / work spaces. The Pro adds 2 SFP combo ports and a slightly higher clocked CPU. The newer ER-4 is much more powerful and costs less. ER-6P is an ER-4 with two more copper ports, an external PSU, and 24v PoE (standard PoE is 48v). Note that the ER-X, ER-X-SFP, and ERPoe-5 are the only models with switched ports. You can bridge routed ports to emulate a switch, but that forces traffic out of the hardware offload engine and seriously compromises performance. Buy an external switch or a model with switched ports if you need switched ports. For the money, the ER-X makes an excellent compact managed switch with a much nicer UI than typical cheap web-managed switches. On the UniFi side, the USG is equivalent to the ERLite-3 and the USG-PRO-4 is an ERPro-8 with half the ports. An updated model based on the ER-4 / ER-6P platform is expected but not any time soon.

eu 8y ago
Thanks. Very informative