My internet provider upgraded me to 2500/1000, supplied via a fibre ONT with 2.5GbE connection.
I currently have a RB4011iGS+RM with an empty SFP so I’m only getting 1Gbit throughput.
Looking at various options for how to deliver 2.5GbE to my network.
One option I thought was :
2.5gbe sfp to ONT
etherchannel to 2.5gbe switch
2.5gbe to clients
My concern is that the etherchannel might not be the best performance?
My city is already delivering 10gbe in some areas…
The RB5009UG+S+IN has an SFP and single 2.5gbe port. Not ideal. Preferably a router with minimum 2 * 2.5gbe ports or multiple SFP cages for future proofing.
So what are my options? How are people dealing with 2.5/5/10g internet connections these days without breaking the bank with expensive enterprise kit?
In such cases it depends on what you actually expect.
When a single client has to be able to setup a single connection and it has to be 2.5 Gbps the options are far more limited than when you expect 1 Gbps to each client but several clients together can add up to 2.5 Gbps.
Also, you will almost always find that the cheap routers the ISP include with their connection outperform versatile routers like MikroTik.
So when you e.g. have a local network that just needs internet access and no special functions, and then you have some special things that you bought your MikroTik router for, you can consider to put the ISP supplied router on the line and put the MikroTik behind it.