Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis AT-x230L-17GT-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey vs Dell PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black

29specifications compared
19differ
10identical
65known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- AT-x230L-17GT-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:16
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:24
10G support
- AT-x230L-17GT-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:No
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Yes
MAC address table
- AT-x230L-17GT-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:16000 entries
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:16384 entries
Switching capacity
- AT-x230L-17GT-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:34 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:260 Gbit/s
Packet buffer memory
- AT-x230L-17GT-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:1.5 MB
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4 MB
Product colour
- AT-x230L-17GT-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:Grey
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Black
Number of fans
- AT-x230L-17GT-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:0 fan(s)
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:2 fan(s)
Internal memory
- AT-x230L-17GT-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:512 MB
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:1024 MB

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Comparison of AT-x230L-17GT-50, N3048EP-ON
94 specifications	A Allied Telesis AT-x230L-17GT-50 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey Model AT-x230L-17GT-50 View product	B Dell PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model N3048EP-ON View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Managed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configuring Location Settings (CLI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic classificationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	16	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SFP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD, SDHC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-in jack
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ad, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Private VLAN, Voice VLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANs	4094	4094
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-BX, 100BASE-FX, 100BASE-X, 1000BASE-X, 1000BASE‑LX, 1000BASE‑SX, 1000BASE‑ZX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	16384 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	34 Gbit/s	260 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateKnown for one	25.3 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1.5 MB	4 MB
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	193 Mpps
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP client, DHCP snooping	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AuthenticationKnown for one	Guest VLAN, MAC-based authentication, Web-based authentication	Unknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Loop protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	3DES, AES, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-256, SNMP, SSH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Multicast MAC address tableKnown for one	512 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1/v2/v3
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Design2 differ
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansDiffers	0 fan(s)	2 fan(s)
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	EN55022 A, FCC A, VCCI A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Performance2 differ
Physical stacking (units)Known for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	1024 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	64 MB	256 MB
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one	5A992C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one	15 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Power supply includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	74.8 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 80%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 85%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 2000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers	51 BTU/h	220.97 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	341 mm	434 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	407 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	2.2 kg	6.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	435 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	400 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	145 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	3.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	UL, cUL, UL-EU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Packaging contentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power Cord, 125V, 13A, 6 Feet, C15 to NEMA 5-15P, for POE

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