I have 2x SX1036 switches,
Each node has one VPI PRO dual port adapter, connected to both switches,
At this moment I am using mellanox for all my networking, except for a small dedicated 1g copper network exclusively for the management-network. (IPMI etc.)
If possible I would like to avoid copper where possible, since I am trying to minimize my latency, especially my broadband/WAN latency. (used to connect to Internet)
My ISP placed a "FTU" in my house, this is where the fiber is terminated, and the ISP network stops, customer network begins. The box contains of 2 parts; the ftu and ntu. In the NTU the fiber gets converted to copper , and the NTU spits out a cat6 cable with 1g copper connection. I was told I can connect it to any router as long as it can do vlan's and PPPoE. The thing is; I want to lose the whole NTU thing, and just avoid the converting to copper. I think I could try to disconnect the 2 ISP fibers from the ftu and attach both fibers to a SFP adapter/plug (btw, could I directly use a SFP+ adapter for this ? That will save the converting SFP to SFP+, I'm guessing this would otherwise add latency?
There is also a possibility that I can find a NTU that does no converting but has sfp/sfp+ cable as output. This would be less stressful for the ISP Fibers, since they are connected to the FTU/NTU, and from there a new SFP cable does all the dirty work. I was wondering if anyone could give my an estimate on how much latency this would add compared to directly to sfp+? (or SFP, please explain if SFP+ directly is possible)
Could you guys give some advice regarding above situation/questions?
Now lets get to the biggest problem so far;
I Cant find PPPoE in my Mellanox SX1036 !!! I am beginning to think that this switch/router does not support PPPoE. What would be the best way to go about adding PPPoE support to the SX1036? And if entirely not possible, what would be the best/fastest way to add it to the network? Using a router in front of the SX1036's means extra hop, and probably big $$$ for sfp+ router? What do you guys think is the best way to go about this ?
I really appreciate your help!!
Cloudbuilder