TP-Link TL-SX3008F | 8 Port 10G SFP+ Enterprise Level Switch | L2+ Smart Managed | Omada SDN Integrated | IPv6 | Static Routing | L2/L3/L4 QoS, IGMP & LAG | 5 Year Manufacturer…

I purchased this because of the price point even though I was a little skeptical. I have seen reviews and posts that say both RJ45 works and RJ45 doesn’t work. I can say without a doubt, the RJ45 SFP+ module I put in is working and is passing traffic FAST. I am using a FS.com SFP-10G-T (66617) 10GBASE-T SFP+ Copper RJ-45 30m Transceiver Module. I am linking up at 1G to a SonicWall over copper and have not had any issues. The switch pulls basic DDM data and thinks it is a 10G port but shows Data Ready FALSE and the switch thinks it is a fiber transceiver – but it works. I also have some SFP+ fiber transceivers that were bought as Netgear Compatible and they are working the same as the copper transceiver – pulling basic DDM data but showing Data Ready FALSE.

On a side note, TP-Link now shows on the switch datasheet a TL-SM5310-T. This is a multi-gig copper SFP+ transceiver and the compatibility matrix from the product page lists the TL-SX3008F as compatible (with a note that only one should be used – presumably from the heat generated and this a fanl-ess unit). Although in my initial testing I used 3 and had no problems other than a LOT of heat buildup. After several days my temps are only at 37C, actually lower than the optical SFP+ transceivers. I will probably get one of these transceivers if I start having issues with the FS ones I have.

My network as of today (always changing) is as follows:
SonicWall TZ400 – (getting public IP from ATT 50M pair bonded service with ATT in passthrough mode, LAN to TP-Link and WAN (WiFi) to the MS510TX on different VLANs)
SonicPoint ACi – Connected to one of the GS110EMXs
SonicPoint ACe – Connected to the MS510TX
TP-Link TL-SX3008F (Aggregates 1G Copper from SonicWall, 10G Fiber from NAS, and feed 10G Fiber out)
Netgear MS510TX (4 1G / 2 2.5G / 2 5G / 1 10G / 1 SFP+ fiber to TP-Link)
Netgear XS505M (4 MultiGig feeding remote swithces / 1 SFP+ fiber to TP-Link)
2x Netgear GS110EMX (Remote switches in other rooms)

Most PC’s are running 2.5G and there are (at least) two CAT6A drops in every room.

And as always – YMMV

Thought I would have less bother getting a unifi USW-Aggregate switch, boy was I wrong, nothing worked, very unstable. Returned it and got this TP link, everything worked immediately and at top performance with mixed vendors for other10Gb components

i wanted a handful of 10Gbps ports, jumbo frames, SNMPv3, and no weird setup as so commonly found on enterprise switches. i also wanted silence and minimal power consumption. the tplink jetstream TL-SX3008F met all these goals at a good price point ($230 in june 2023). definitely far less heat and noise than the Aruba 2500-48p it replaced (far fewer ports and POE as well, of course). handles all the various transceivers i’ve thrown at it, a mix of copper and fiber. the one gotcha is that the TP-Link site and manual both claim jumbo frames to be supported out of the box. this is inaccurate; you must feed the switch a DHCP lease, go to its web UI, and enable jumbo frames manually. they will then function as expected.

i’ve not yet tested total switching capacity, but two ports can speak 10Gbps to one another just fine.