I am going to do a thread with detailed info/pics/measurements as I mod a Arris S33 Multigig cable modem and a Mikrotik Multigig router .
The residential cable world is now going multigig turning on 10G. Speeds above 1Gbps will soon be common. 10G is the future for homes. It comes with vastly lower latency and jitter too. Most super high end audio users will want to have the fastest tier of service which will not be possible without a full change out of modem, router and WAPs. While the standard residential user will buy a all-in-one modem/router/WAP device this setup wont work well for high end audio as custom tweaked routers and modems are much better sounding.. SO.. My project here will be a exploration into the new multigig world.
Current devices in use in high end audio have 1 Gbps ports. None of this will work in the multigig world. Also router performance needs to be carefully examined for specs for thruput with NAT and Firewall enabled in various packet sizes. The Ubiquiti product line is not suitable for Multigig use, with the exception of thier $1800 top end device. However this has not been modded or used in high end audio. It is also not state of the art and performance limited VS Mikrotik products. So Ubiquiti is no longer viable.
Audio streaming tho is low speed. So your switches, SFP, optical, networking cables on your clean networking setup for audio are fine and will be for a long time yet. The switch will connect to the multigig router via a 100/1000 Gbps ethernet port or optical via SFP. So my focus is on the router and modem as those must be replaced if you want multigig in the house for normal use on all your devices.
The devices I have chosen were well considered as a base for mods. The Arris S33 modem is the multigig evolution of the Broadcom BCM3390 modem chip. Same chip as the SB8200 but a better multirate ethernet driver chip was hooked to the BCM3390 which provides a 2.5Gbps ethernet. The router has 10 SFP+ ports which can take multigig SFP+ Ethernet modules converting a SFP+ into a 10/100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Ethernet port. It is FULLY modular and allows you to configure the router to have any SFP/SFP+/SFP28 module you want in any combo and configuration. The router is clean and well laid out for mods. Both the modem and router can be easily adapted for linear supplies.
This will be a evolving project in the months ahead as I play and listen and play. This first pass on the devices will be just experimentation and basics. Eventually I will settle into a good set of mods. These first passes will look a bit ruff and not finished pretty, its experimentation. Later I will clean it all up and do a final version.
I don't think I want to make these products. I might. We shall see. Hopefully I can spur some of you to do your own work on these devices and go beyond anything I do. So my intent is to supply as much info as I can...
I got my new modem yesterday and the router does not get here for a few days yet.. So I will start with the modem...
10G is the future and all of you will want it. You can only have one cable modem and router, so, those need to be multigig..
The residential cable world is now going multigig turning on 10G. Speeds above 1Gbps will soon be common. 10G is the future for homes. It comes with vastly lower latency and jitter too. Most super high end audio users will want to have the fastest tier of service which will not be possible without a full change out of modem, router and WAPs. While the standard residential user will buy a all-in-one modem/router/WAP device this setup wont work well for high end audio as custom tweaked routers and modems are much better sounding.. SO.. My project here will be a exploration into the new multigig world.
Current devices in use in high end audio have 1 Gbps ports. None of this will work in the multigig world. Also router performance needs to be carefully examined for specs for thruput with NAT and Firewall enabled in various packet sizes. The Ubiquiti product line is not suitable for Multigig use, with the exception of thier $1800 top end device. However this has not been modded or used in high end audio. It is also not state of the art and performance limited VS Mikrotik products. So Ubiquiti is no longer viable.
Audio streaming tho is low speed. So your switches, SFP, optical, networking cables on your clean networking setup for audio are fine and will be for a long time yet. The switch will connect to the multigig router via a 100/1000 Gbps ethernet port or optical via SFP. So my focus is on the router and modem as those must be replaced if you want multigig in the house for normal use on all your devices.
The devices I have chosen were well considered as a base for mods. The Arris S33 modem is the multigig evolution of the Broadcom BCM3390 modem chip. Same chip as the SB8200 but a better multirate ethernet driver chip was hooked to the BCM3390 which provides a 2.5Gbps ethernet. The router has 10 SFP+ ports which can take multigig SFP+ Ethernet modules converting a SFP+ into a 10/100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Ethernet port. It is FULLY modular and allows you to configure the router to have any SFP/SFP+/SFP28 module you want in any combo and configuration. The router is clean and well laid out for mods. Both the modem and router can be easily adapted for linear supplies.
This will be a evolving project in the months ahead as I play and listen and play. This first pass on the devices will be just experimentation and basics. Eventually I will settle into a good set of mods. These first passes will look a bit ruff and not finished pretty, its experimentation. Later I will clean it all up and do a final version.
I don't think I want to make these products. I might. We shall see. Hopefully I can spur some of you to do your own work on these devices and go beyond anything I do. So my intent is to supply as much info as I can...
I got my new modem yesterday and the router does not get here for a few days yet.. So I will start with the modem...
10G is the future and all of you will want it. You can only have one cable modem and router, so, those need to be multigig..
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