Please I need info about new mikrotik device.
We need to buy 4 RB1000U but it is impossible.Out of sale…
Will be a new Mikrotik device more powerfull ? What about price, interfaces?
Thanx
Not impossible. Some distributors still have the RB1000U in stock.
Tom
I asked the same question and was told a new more powerful router is coming. Hopefully one based on the dual core version…
In the meantime, we’ll just continue to custom build our routers. We have a design we are using now with the Intel DP55WG motherboard, Core i5-750 processor, kingston ddr3-1333 memory, TranscendUSA 2gb SATA Flash SSD, 2 Intel PCI-E network cards, Intel EXPI9404PTL 4 port network card, gives us a 10.64ghz 7 gigabit interface router for about $900
We have this router active with 6 gigabit ports (RouterOS 4.6 doesn’t support the onboard nic yet) and are able to achieve 80mbps Upload (15k pps)/50mbps Download (13k pps) at 6% cpu usage under routerOS 4.6. In theory this router should be able to handle 1000mbps upload/download concurrently (460k pps) before hitting 100% cpu usage.
All of this fit into a 1U case?
Tom
Nope, but a 3U case will provide 7 interfaces and 4 times the power of an RB1000. Cleary the RB1000 has a particular market but its single core 4 port solution has limited applications. Unfortunately it seems you’ll need to wait until RouterOS 4.7 to support the current Intel Network interfaces that are being put on current Intel motherboards and network cards though.
3U is too tall for me.
My hopes for the RB1000U replacement…
Much faster CPU, 1U case, side and back vents, no vents top and bottom, more interface ports, and at least 2 sfp slots for fiber interfaces.
Tom
hehe Tom I’m with you on that, lets add switch chip to the list too!
Much faster CPU, 1U case, side and back vents, no vents top and bottom, more interface ports, and at least 2 sfp slots for fiber interfaces.
100% agree on the vents, I think I mentioned that in another thread. Hopefully they are the honeycomb pattern as well, more airflow, less noise, less accumulated dust.
More interfaces would also be good but I couldnt care less if it has SFP’s.
It will be interesting to see what we get, I predicted last year that the RB1000 replacement would have a dual core PPC processor, and would be surprised if it is still single core.
Of course it’s all well to ask for these features, but each one costs a large amount in software development and hardware engineering resources.
While you might not care if it has sfp, you can populate the ports with cheap Gig ethernet RJ45 (copper) transceivers or just about any style of fiber transceivers. With FTTH becoming more and more popular, we need a good low cost router with sfp. That might be a good opportunity for Mikrotik to gain some market share and get noticed. sfp sockets don’t take up much real estate and the transceivers are a lot cheaper than buying a fiber card.
Tom
I can certainly see applications for SFP’s in the router, but the RB1000 type device is not in the SOHO price range. Also the majority of FTTH deployments are PON and the telco provides a managed PON to Ethernet device as part of the installation. Even when they are active ethernet, the telco’s generally will provide a media converter.
You are right on the Router size. So I need an RB450G with SFP. We can save the RB2000 with SFP for business fiber customers.
Tom
No specifics yet, but looks like the New Product Announcement in today’s email explains it:
“RB1100 13-port gigabit rackmount router”
where did u get that info?
It was sent out in announcement to the notification list. You can sign up on www.mikrotik.com
I found a link “newsletters” but it doesn’t show the new one. Also, I can’t find the place to sign up 