In this article we will describe how to build a carrier grade SOHO router (aka CPE) from an actual real platform for the use cases listed above. In this example let me share with you my personal story and introduce you my SOHO hardware that I'm using at home. It is compliant to the requirement implied in the previous section.

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title	Requirements

requirement #0: nx1GE capable, ISP uplink is 1GE
requirement #1: completely silent, the box can be moved to crowded room
requirement #2: small power consumption, as it is meant to run 24x7, I'm paying the bill
requirement #3: Run 64 bits linux
requirement #4: native support of dpdk