I started with some Dell 24 port SFP stacks and DC power supplies. They are stacked, managed as one entity with 24 ports each 1U and 2 ports SFP+ in the back for uplink and more bandwidth if necessary. They use a 1U DC power unit for up to 4 switches and also power via AC plug for redundancy. They have the stacking modules in the back to connect the switches fully together in a ring format so the stack stays alive and talking to each other at 10Gbps if any one switch dies. I use the SFP+ in the back on two of the switches for redundant uplink.
I’ve got a lot just sitting around if you want to email me I could get them to you for pretty cheap plus shipping. Cisco has some 48 port SFP+ switches with 40Gbps stack/uplink available on eBay for around $400 each I think if you want to stick with Cisco. Not sure on power consumption, but generally uses more watts for SFP+ switch which might be a problem or overkill to get you started. I use FiberStore 48 port SFP switches with 4 SFP+ ports for uplink/link as my upgraded solution to the Dells. They don’t stack though, so that’s kind of a PITA for management. I also use Dell/Force10 SFP+ 48 port switches when I need that much connectivity, but those are old and take a lot of power and still cost like $1k each. Had I started now I probably would have just purchased the Cisco switches available instead of F10, but I don’t think they were available back when I started purchasing those. From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Clint Wiley Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 12:41 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Stacked switches for small network Hi, What are some recommended stacked switches for a relatively small FTTH network? I’d prefer switches with a DC power option. We’re planning to replace Cisco routing with Mikrotik and want to replace switches as well. Thanks, Clint
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