[VOTE] OpenWrt Two

[John Crispin]

On 13.02.25 09:17, Bjørn Mork via openwrt-devel wrote:
> John Crispin<john at phrozen.org> writes:
>
>> * 10G SFP
>> * 5G copper
>> * 4 port 2.5G copper
>> * 1-2 port 1G copper
> May I ask about the reasoning here?  Just curious.
>
> Which switch and phys are being considered?

the switch will be Maxlinear MXL86252

> And why 5g instead of 10g copper or another SFP+ slot?  Is this phy
> something which is bundled with a specific switch or multi-phy package,
> or will it be a discrete chip chosen based on temperature/price/power?

we ware planning to use a realtek 5gbit phy. it is good value for money 
and does not require a FW blob.

the AQR phys cost 10-15$ produce lots of heat and require a huge binary 
blob.

> And why the 1G ports?  Is there a use case or price/power advantage over
> simply making all the "low speed" ports 2.5G?

they are for free. the mt7988 has a builtin 1gbit switch exposing the 
ports involves a rj45 socket and the magnetics so you are looking at a 
price point of 50cents for each 1G port.

>> * Tri-band Wi-Fi 7
> Do you expect the design to include casing with internal antennas, or
> are you going for the hedgehog look?

Ideally internal but no final conclusion yet, we will use the BE5000 
2+3+3 design

> Very interesting project indeed!  Thanks for doing this.  But I don't
> have voting rights..
>
>
> Bjørn
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