Product comparison · 2 network switches

Buffalo BSL-POE-G2105U network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black vs Dell PowerConnect N3024 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black

21specifications compared
14differ
7identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- BSL-POE-G2105U network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:5
- PowerConnect N3024 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:24
Power connector
- BSL-POE-G2105U network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Terminal block (3-pin)
- PowerConnect N3024 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:DC-in jack
10G support
- BSL-POE-G2105U network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:No
- PowerConnect N3024 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Yes
MAC address table
- BSL-POE-G2105U network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:2048 entries
- PowerConnect N3024 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:16384 entries
Stackable
- BSL-POE-G2105U network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:No
- PowerConnect N3024 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Yes
Number of fans
- BSL-POE-G2105U network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:0 fan(s)
- PowerConnect N3024 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:2 fan(s)
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- BSL-POE-G2105U network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Yes
- PowerConnect N3024 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:No
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BSL-POE-G2105U network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:10 - 85%
- PowerConnect N3024 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:5 - 95%

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Comparison of BSL-POE-G2105U, N3024
74 specifications	A Buffalo BSL-POE-G2105U network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black Model BSL-POE-G2105U View product	B Dell PowerConnect N3024 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model N3024 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	5	24
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power connectorDiffers	Terminal block (3-pin)	DC-in jack
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
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, 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 technologyDiffers	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown 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
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4094
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Cat3, Cat4, Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, Cat6e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	2048 entries	16384 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	212 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	158 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	3 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (1 Gbps)Known for one	1488095 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (10 Mbps)Known for one	14881 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (100 Mbps)Known for one	148810 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Loop protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
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
StackableDiffers	No	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Number of fansDiffers	0 fan(s)	2 fan(s)
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, Link, PoE, Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Buffer sizeKnown for one	128 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
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	52.8 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	55 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portKnown for one	15.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	40 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	151.4 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	200 mm	434 mm
DepthDiffers	161 mm	407 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	6 kg
Optical fiberidentical
Transmission distance (max)Known for one	0.1 km	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Rubber feetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	VCCI Cl. B	Unknown — not stated by the source

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