Upgrading to 10G fiber Network

LosFantos · January 30, 2022

What’s up guys,

Im Running a small Company and I would like to upgrade the network infrastructure in the building.

My plan is to get 1 main switch (Dell N1524P) and connect 2-3 (Zyxel XGS10-10-12) to it via fiber cable (UPC LC Duplex OM3 Multimode) driven by some Cisco SFP-10G-SR transceivers.

On some workstations and the Server I would like to install the 10g Mellanox ConnectX3 MCX311A-XCAT 1 Port NIC

Am I missing something out or can I place the order.

Additionally I would like to upgrade our Wi-Fi with some new Wi-Fi 6 Poe Access Points. But I haven’t decided yet because of the hefty price.

Hope someone can help me because fiber networking isn’t really my bread and butter.

Alex Atkin UK · January 30, 2022

9 minutes ago, LosFantos said:

Hope someone can help me because fiber networking isn’t really my bread and butter.

The only gotcha with fiber as I understand it (apart from not accidentally buying single-mode fiber for multi-mode transceivers) is making sure the transceivers are supported by the switch you plan to use. Some vendors lock it down to only certain models.