RouterBOARD hardware • CCR1072 1G-Port Speed and security

Hello,

the CCR1072-1G-8S+ has one 1G-Port, labeled "Boot" on the front. As I can see in the diagram, it is connected by a PCIe x1 controller.

1. The 1G-Port is connected with PCIe 1.0, one lane, witch might have 2,5 GBit/s - so the ethernet port can work full 1GB/s?
2. The label "Boot" is only for design-aspects, technical it is handled in routerOS like every other port (e.g. the sfp+ ports, only with a different speed). The firewall acts there like on other ports, or is there a secret function for a direct access to the cpu over this port (like "in boot process, (only) this port can ... [do any access to the cpu without firewall]")?

I want to connect this port to the WAN, as we get 1GB/s from the uplink, and use the other ports for the LAN.

Anyone who use it like this?

Thanks for answers!

Statistics: Posted by dzo — Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:13 am

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