Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis x220-28GS Managed L3 1U Grey vs Dell S-Series S5048F-ON Managed L2 1U Black

41specifications compared
23differ
18identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- x220-28GS Managed L3 1U Grey:L3
- S-Series S5048F-ON Managed L2 1U Black:L2
Installed SFP modules quantity
- x220-28GS Managed L3 1U Grey:28
- S-Series S5048F-ON Managed L2 1U Black:0
10G support
- x220-28GS Managed L3 1U Grey:No
- S-Series S5048F-ON Managed L2 1U Black:Yes
Number of VLANs
- x220-28GS Managed L3 1U Grey:4094
- S-Series S5048F-ON Managed L2 1U Black:4000
MAC address table
- x220-28GS Managed L3 1U Grey:16000 entries
- S-Series S5048F-ON Managed L2 1U Black:132000 entries
Switching capacity
- x220-28GS Managed L3 1U Grey:56 Gbit/s
- S-Series S5048F-ON Managed L2 1U Black:3600 Gbit/s
Forwarding rate
- x220-28GS Managed L3 1U Grey:41.7 Mpps
- S-Series S5048F-ON Managed L2 1U Black:2.678 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- x220-28GS Managed L3 1U Grey:1.5 MB
- S-Series S5048F-ON Managed L2 1U Black:22 MB

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Comparison of x220-28GS, S5048F-ON
92 specifications	A Allied Telesis x220-28GS Managed L3 1U Grey Model x220-28GS View product	B Dell S-Series S5048F-ON Managed L2 1U Black Model S5048F-ON View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Installed SFP modules quantityDiffers	28	0
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48
QSFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1Qaz, IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ba, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Multicast VLAN, Private VLAN, Voice VLAN, Policy-based VLAN, Port-based VLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	4094	4000
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10GBASE-T, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entries (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82000
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	132000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	56 Gbit/s	3600 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateDiffers	41.7 Mpps	2.678 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	6.9 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	3.7 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1.5 MB	22 MB
Number of queuesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP snooping, DHCP client	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	MAC-based authentication, Port-based authentication, Web-based authentication	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication typeKnown for one	IEEE 802.1x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown 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
Root protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-256, SNMP, SSH, SSH-2, SSL/TLS	802.1x RADIUS, AES, EAP
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
IPv4 multicast entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128000
IPv6 multicast entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64000
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	SNMP	SMIv1, SMIv2, SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3, OSPF, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, RIPv1, RIPv2, RMON
Routing protocolsKnown for one	IP, RIP	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPv4 & IPv6 featuresKnown for one	IPv6 Telnet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6, LLDP, STP, PFC, ETS, MSTP, RSTP, UDP, TCP, Telnet, FTP, ICMP, ARP, DNS, NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP, VRRP, MLD, MLDv2, TACACS, SSH, BGPv6, IS-IS, MD5, BGP-4, MSDP
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL/CSA 60950-L, EN 60950-1, IEC 60950-1, EN 60825-1, EN 60825-2, FDA 21 CFR 1040.10/1040.11
Performance2 differ
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	8000 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelDiffers	45 dB	59.6 dB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TelnetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
sFlowKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Input currentDiffers	0.6 A	5.73 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	75 W	573 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	288 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers	256 BTU/h	1956 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	434 mm
DepthDiffers	324 mm	457 mm
Height	44 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	4.3 kg	9.98 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	570 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	430 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	6.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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