[SOLVED] Question 10G non-blocking switch for WiFi 11ax communications

[natiya3]

I want to connect a test device to send traffic WiFi 802.11ax so I'm looking for a switch with the following specs:

• Switch 10G copper
• Wire Speed, non-blocking’ switch
• Number of ports: Minimum number of non-blocking ports (I only need 4 ports at the moment)


Also, my budget is a bit limited, so please bear that in mind too

 

[RealBeast]

SPF+ DAC or 10GBASE-T ?

QNAP makes some small unmanaged switches that may work for you and are not too bad on the budget as such things go.

 

[natiya3]

SPF+ DAC or 10GBASE-T ?

QNAP makes some small unmanaged switches that may work for you and are not too bad on the budget as such things go.

10GBASE-T as we need copper 😊

 

[RealBeast]

One switch that may meet your need that I recently used is the 4 port Netgear that runs $350 at Amazon. There is also an 8 port version for $500.

The QNAP that I mentioned is far cheaper but only supports the DAC Copper 5m (or shorter). As you probably know 10GBaseT is still quite expensive.

edit: I asked about which type as many refer to the 5m SFP+ Direct Attach Copper (DAC) as copper too, since they are copper coax cables. 😉