Network Technology 2016 for a Single-Family House

But the fact is that data streams are getting thicker and thicker. Since cables allow more and more through, fewer and fewer people seem to consider it necessary to optimize/reduce the data throughput of their products. I already smile amusedly when my father proudly tells me about his 16 Mbps DSL line. How cute!

Yes, it makes sense not to be stingy with connections, but I also don’t like to overdo it.

What’s so funny about that?

At our company, around 40 people work here, servers, NAS, etc. are located in the building. Everything runs through 4 cascaded switches (3 x 100 MBit and 1 x 1GB switch). I can’t remember when the load was ever too high. And it’s not just Word and Excel files being shuffled around here. But hey, there are also people who buy an all-wheel-drive SUV for the 4 km commute in the city. Oh right, they only go skiing in the mountains once a year. Then the SUV makes sense. In other words: whoever wants fast, expensive hardware should buy and use it. From my point of view, hardly anyone in an 0815 single-family house really needs it. Btw.: for the 4K Netflix stream, 25 MBit bandwidth is sufficient.

At our company, around 40 people work, there are servers, NAS etc. in the building. Everything runs through 4 cascaded switches (3 x 100 MBit and 1 x 1GB switch). I can’t remember when the utilization was ever too high. And here not only Word and Excel files are being passed around.
But hey, there are also people who buy an all-wheel-drive SUV for the 4 km commute in the city. Oh right, they only go skiing in the mountains once a year. Then the SUV makes sense.
In other words: whoever wants fast, expensive hardware should buy and use it. From my point of view, hardly anyone in a typical single-family house really needs it.
Btw.: 25 MBit bandwidth is enough for the 4K Netflix stream.

I have to agree with you 1000%.
Also with the SUV, from which you supposedly have such a great overview. Only many still can’t drive it properly, need at least 2 parking spaces and block the view of 5 others at the intersection. Imagine a school, there you see many housewives who SAFELY bring their children to class with Q5s etc., and then really panic while maneuvering.

One could discuss what is "necessary". You probably meant two double sockets at these points? I don't need IT equipment at home like in an open-plan office...

When you read some comments like that, you really want to recommend going out into nature again instead of living on the internet with your 4826 Facebook "friends".

No, I mean two connections, not two double sockets...

When you read some comments like that, you just want to shake your head... if you don't need it, then you can simply do without...

A network connection does not necessarily mean that you need it for social media, etc... having a TV in the house doesn't mean it runs 24/7 either.

But a network connection is a matter of minutes in shell construction and practically costs nothing... once the walls have been painted, it looks different...

And if you have the opportunity, why shouldn't you use it?

No, I mean two outlets, not two double sockets...

When you read some comments, you just want to shake your head...if you don’t need it, then you can simply skip it...

A network connection does not automatically mean you need it for social media, etc...also, having a TV in the house doesn’t mean it runs 24/7.

But a network connection during shell construction takes just minutes and costs practically nothing...after the walls are painted, it’s a different story...

And if you have the opportunity, why shouldn’t you use it?

I’m also in favor of putting a double socket in every bedroom, living room, guest room, office, etc. But if some people are already wondering whether a 48-port switch will be enough, then I start to question things. In the living and dining area, I created the possibility for 4 double sockets, plus 2 cables each in 3 rooms in the attic and 2 cables in the guest room/office. That makes 16, and I don’t feel undersupplied. Sure, if I want to listen to music from the NAS in the toilet or watch TV in the bathtub, you can take it to extremes. But in 10 years, you might still miss a socket where you would really need one. But of course, everyone can do as they want, and an extra socket only costs 15-20 euros all inclusive.

I had to buy a second 24-port patch panel after a few more lines were added, but a 24-port switch is more than enough for me for the time being.

What was important to me: it had to be a managed switch and support VLANs, since some house components and the home automation run over the network and I want to isolate them.

I bought the Netgear JGS524E-200EUS for just under €130 and am very satisfied with it. It supports VLANs, IGMP, and LAG (interesting for the future with a NAS that is supposed to serve as a central data storage for multiple devices).

If you then add another switch later and distribute the connections sensibly, cascaded switches over a GBit backbone are not a problem.