Product comparison · 2 network switches

D-Link DES-1018P network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, Grey vs Dell Brocade 6520

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- DES-1018P network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, Grey:Unmanaged
- Brocade 6520:Managed
Switching capacity
- DES-1018P network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, Grey:7.2 Gbit/s
- Brocade 6520:768 Gbit/s
Product colour
- DES-1018P network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, Grey:Black, Grey
- Brocade 6520:Silver
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- DES-1018P network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, Grey:Yes
- Brocade 6520:No

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Comparison of DES-1018P, Brocade 6520
43 specifications	A D-Link DES-1018P network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, Grey Model DES-1018P View product	B Dell Brocade 6520 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Unmanaged	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	L2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LC, SFP+
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
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G support	No	No
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	7.2 Gbit/s	768 Gbit/s
MAC address tableKnown for one	8000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	5.36 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	0.48 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES, 802.1x RADIUS, SSH-2, SSL/TLS
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP, SNMP v1/v3
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Silver
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 - 264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47/63 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	80 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	429.2 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	609.7 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	86.7 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.9 kg

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