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If you only need a couple 10G-BaseT ports you can get 10G SFP+ modules which in my experience work well enough. They do get quite hot, but I only needed 10G-Bas
by bpye 4y ago
If you only need a couple 10G-BaseT ports you can get 10G SFP+ modules which in my experience work well enough. They do get quite hot, but I only needed 10G-BaseT for my desktop whilst everything else at 10G is DAC.
- AdrianB1 4y agoI am on 10 Gbps is parts of my house for a while, 10G on UTP consumes a lot of power and you cannot realistically fill a SFP+ switch with RJ45 transceivers because of that; they are also very expensive for what they provide. At the same time, a SFP+ NIC and a DAC or AOC cable is a lot cheaper and low power. In most cases existing cabling is CAT 5e, you can run 2.5 Gbps with no problem, while 10 G requires re-cabling. This is practically the reason 2.5 Gbps exists: it is the limit of existing Cat 5e infrastructure, just put a switch and you're done.