Networking 10Gig over usb type c?

Hardware Hub Networking
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if a mobos come with 10 gig usb ports nowadays,
how come there has been no one that has created a router or switch that uses
usb type c or thunderbolt instead of ether net ?

what are the maximum cable run lengths of usb c vs 10g Ethernet ?

10gig networking stuff is expensive
10gig usb is cheap ?
i see a hole that can be filled here....?

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I can think of a few:

  • Because the entire modern network infrastructure is for RJ45.
  • RJ45 can be easily crimped(imagine trying to do this with a type C, imprabable in the field).
  • Most enterprises don't have a desire or a need to even go past CAT5e at the moment.
  • backwards compatability / interchangeability (i.e no adapters needed).
  • we don't need type C because its copper, and for anthing greater than 500 meters, we just use fiber.

Only good ones I can think of at the moment. Not to discredit your findings; i agree that it would great to put everything on one platform. Theres just too much infrastructure that is designed the current way, which cheaper alternatives to copper at longer distances.

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understandable.
i was just thinking in a household environment
itd be pretty economical solution for fast lan

in my area, even comcast has options for 2 gigabit internet
so i was theorycrafting possible ways to work with a speed greater than 1gig on the cheap

to use a 2 gig line,
id have to buy like 400 bucks worth of stuff for each pc in the house!

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Yeah the biggest problem is that even though you can run with CAT7 10,000baseT it would be too difficult to maintain externally. ISP > You. High end fibre can go ~60 miles before needed to be jumped. The eqivalent distance of CAT7 costs too much to be practical. So for in house, the solution has been there for awhile. But to power your network you would also need powerful switches. And 10 Gbps switches are basically fully enterprise but they are the only ones with the need for one.

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I cant imagine that you would need 400$ for each pc. You would just need a 10 Gb rated RJ45 expansion port for each wired client and one main 10Gb switch or router and then wire everything with CAT7.

But that stuff isnt really worth at it enterprise price. 10 Gb routers are not cheap, and thats what you would need for internet traffic.

In house would be far less, but i guess it falls under the "do i really need 10 Gb speeds on my LAN". Especially when you could fully set up a gigabit network for less and 300 dollars.

Good thread though OP. I like your idea. We might get to see something like this soon in the future.

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well like i was mentioning
concrap will set up a 2gig dual stream up and down fiber to the home here in ca

so unless we get multi port mobos that support teaming,
then idk
and also a router or switch that will support whatever flavor of sfp from comcrap
and then output multi single gig teamable rj45
ect ect

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Why go that overkill with a USB type-C port when, if you can afford a 2GB connection, you can just buy a dual gigabit PCI expansion card that supports network teaming and you're done (but you'll have to double the cables in your house and that might be a real mess). I think you should be forced to go SFP from the modem to the router but other than that you'll spend a lot less using network teaming instead of SFP all over the place.