10Gb/s Ethernet: switching to a Broadcom SFP+ module Back in April, I upgraded my home LAN to 10Gb/s. The in-wall cabling is CAT-6 or similar, so I had to use 10GBASE-T. Now, the router I'm using, and the switch in my study, provide 10Gb/s through SFP+ cages; that meant that they needed 10GBASE-T SFP+ modules in order to connect. That kind of module is known to run hot -- sometimes too hot to actually work. The modules in reggie, the router, appeared to be running OK (see the linked post...