On: Show HN: SatCat5, the open-source FPGA Ethernet switch

[shmerl]

Oh, is there an open source switch that supports 10 Gbps SFP+?

[morphle → shmerl]

I make my own open source FPGA switches, 6 and 12 port 10 Gbps SFP+ up to 100 Gbps QSFP28. Older model described in [1]. Email me if you want one.

I also sell cheap $150 10 Gbps and 25 Gbps QSFP28 switches but they are only partially open source.

They still sell some of the NetFPGA models, very pricy [2].

There are a few Chinese and Russian switches but you can't buy them anymore because of the war.

[1] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Merik-Voswinkel/publica...

[2] https://netfpga.org

[shmerl → morphle]

> I make my own open source FPGA switches, 6 and 12 port 10 Gbps SFP+ up to 100 Gbps QSFP28.

How big is it physically? I don't really get it from the link.

[morphle → shmerl]

There is a picture of a FPGA switch in the pdf [1]. You usually put it in a outdoor or indoor metal case or a PC slot.

[ooterness → shmerl]

Development of SFP+/XAUI is on our wishlist for SatCat5, but not yet supported.