[VOTE] OpenWrt Two

[Bas Mevissen]

On 2025-02-13 09:47, John Crispin wrote:
> 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
> 

I would love to see 4x4 Mu-Mimo. My Asus TUF AX6000 has it and it really 
shows it's performance.
I strongly prefer external antennas as they perform better in larger 
houses with 2.4GHz IOT devices and you can change the orientation, 
depending on whether you put the box on a shelf or hang it vertically on 
the wall.

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

The only voting I have is with my wallet :-)

>> 
>> Bjørn
>> 
> 
> 
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