Upgrade to 10Gb/s Network

JS87

Hello Community

I'm a Zyxel reseller and also use an ATP100 at home. At my customers I only use ATP500s.

But now I have the possiblity at Home to change from 1Gb/s (P2PFiber) to 10 or 25 Gb/s (P2P Fiber).
Because I already have a lot of Zyxel XGS1930 at home, I'm going to switch to the more realistic 10Gb/s possibility.

Now I have the problem, that there is not any Zyxel USG/ATP/VPN Firewall that can handle a SFP+ or 10Gb/s access.

It's a damn shame in my opinion :( I don't want to switch to pfsence/ipFire/SophosXGShome

QUESTION:
Has anybody some news about a ZyXEL 10GB/s Firewall or did I overlooked any firewall? Thanks in advance!

Zyxel_Jeff

https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/comment/50194#Comment_50194

Hi @Fred_77

Yes, we will release new products this year, and the large model will support the 10-Gigabit SFP+ interface.

JS87

https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/comment/50234#Comment_50234

Hey Jeff

Thanks for your reply. Nope… 1Gb/s SFP is already in use with the Zyxel ATP100 for some years, but the change to a 10Gb/s (home) network isn't that special in 2023.

So to summarize it all: The only Zyxel Firewall with a SFP+ interface is the USG2200 for around 10'000$.
EDIT: And with the upcoming devices, only the largest (again) will support SFP+?? That is very unfortunate.

I bought an Intel X520 Dual SFP+ PCI-E card now and put it in a dusty PC with i7 6700 and 8 DDR4 ram. The Ubiquiti 10Gb Twinax DAC is working fine with the Zyxel XGS1930 switch. The other SFP+ slot is for the WAN, as soon as the SFP+ modul from the ISP arrives in 1-2weeks. So this ITX-PC is becoming the new 10Gb/s Firewall. Price: probably 500$

I just have to learn the Sophos XGS platform now 😖

Zyxel_Jeff

Hi @mMontana

OK, got it. Many thanks for your valuable feedback to us.

Zyxel_Jeff

Hi @JS87

Thanks for your inquiry. Please refer to the table to see which USG Flex/ATP devices support the Gigabit SFP interface.

Currently, only the USG2200-VPN model can support the 10-Gigabit SFP+ feature.

Thanks😀.

Fred_77

Hi @JS87

i asked my italian distributor the same question.

Replied: new products will be released in the last quarter.

I don't know if it's true or if it was an answer to reassure me.

Fred

Fred_77

Hi @Zyxel_Jeff

thanks for your tech clarification, but don't you think an 2200 could be an overkill for the pockets of an soho/smb enviroment?

Fred

PeterUK

https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/comment/50195#Comment_50195

But is going 10Gb overkill for your needs?

mMontana

Necessiting 10Gbe interconnection among networks dows not mean to run Deep Packet Inspection on the whole traffic.

I mean.. 25GBe is not that pocket bomber anymore, and consumer devices have 2.5gbE network cards. 1GBe and SFP for SMB are simply not enough for some scenarios.

Zyxel_Jeff

https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/comment/50194#Comment_50194

Hi @Fred_77

Yes, we will release new products this year, and the large model will support the 10-Gigabit SFP+ interface.

Zyxel_Jeff

https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/comment/50195#Comment_50195

https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/comment/50198#Comment_50198

Hi @Fred_77 @PeterUK

Thanks for your reminder. The USG2200 shall have overcapacity for the normal end-user, so they could consider a proper model with a 1Gb SFP interface.

JS87

https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/comment/50234#Comment_50234

Hey Jeff

Thanks for your reply. Nope… 1Gb/s SFP is already in use with the Zyxel ATP100 for some years, but the change to a 10Gb/s (home) network isn't that special in 2023.

So to summarize it all: The only Zyxel Firewall with a SFP+ interface is the USG2200 for around 10'000$.
EDIT: And with the upcoming devices, only the largest (again) will support SFP+?? That is very unfortunate.

I bought an Intel X520 Dual SFP+ PCI-E card now and put it in a dusty PC with i7 6700 and 8 DDR4 ram. The Ubiquiti 10Gb Twinax DAC is working fine with the Zyxel XGS1930 switch. The other SFP+ slot is for the WAN, as soon as the SFP+ modul from the ISP arrives in 1-2weeks. So this ITX-PC is becoming the new 10Gb/s Firewall. Price: probably 500$

I just have to learn the Sophos XGS platform now 😖

mMontana

Which part of 10gbe was missed??

mMontana

https://community.zyxel.com/en/discussion/comment/50233#Comment_50233

Bad Idea have only the large model for 10GBe.

GoWin R86S G1 can be found for less than 500USD. Zyxel must have a sub 1.000USD plus taxes device with 2x SFP+ ports or likely will be left behind in multi-gigabit market.