Ah, so now you're twisting my own words around, I was never talking about that. Since SFP ports doesn't exist yet on Routerboard, I was talking about alternatives. If it's true that RB1100 can't handle the traffic, then why not buy a VLAN aware switch with SFP ports and PoE? That would be the ultimate solution, and that is also what I always have done, and it's the omly option right now. Well, you can OFF TO CISCO if you prefer that.I used to have a similar opinion, why would you want SFP ports on a Mikrotik router?
Well, now I too want them. We are doing a number of CWDM projects at the moment, and having a Mikrotik router with high throughput, multiple "full speed" SFP's and a multicore CPU would be perfect for us.
By full speed, I mean each SFP/port can communicate at the full 1000mbit speed, unlike the RB1100 which is technically two switches, each one with a single uplink.
It is something I don't get, people buy a rack mounted router, but don't have place for a switch, or a tiny little media convertet. I have a feeling that it is for home use (in their living room).