USB via VLAN?

Hi,

does anyone know a product, which converts a USB-signal to ethernet compatible frames + which does not require a special driver? Id like to separate the SDR-USB-dongle from the Raspberry like this:

Antenna → USB-SDR → USB2ethernet → VLAN-Switch → Fiber → VLAN-Switch → USB2ethernet → Raspberry

I found a few things:

I ask because Id like to have the decoding-Raspi im my server-rack. The antenna is about 50m away. But I have a VLAN/fiber-switch at the point of the antenna. So, a USB-to-Ethernet-Converter which allows me to use the Fiber-VLAN-Trunk, would be a perfect solution.

Unfortunately I found only cheap devices which are not suitable, the 50 € range devices, which do everything, except they need a dedicated straight-through copper-cable. And USB-Server, which require a didicated dirver, which is not available for Linux.

Any recommendations?

Thanks

https://www.crestron.com/Products/Video/DigitalMedia-Endpoints/USB-Extenders/USB-EXT-DM-LOCAL

Put a pi with the SDR and transfer the decoded info?

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That will be more cost effective than the Crestron DM solution.

Yes, but that is exactly NOT what I want to achieve. The SDR-Raspi should be in my Server-Cabinet with my other 7 Raspis.

It’s the cheapest / best solution by far.
Well except for sd-cards i suppose …

Get an Odroid with emmc … they should be more reliable?

I’ve never tried this: Tutorial – USB/IP » Linux Magazine

Somehow doubt MLAT would work over that but maybe it does …

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