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 M5424

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
38known 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 M5424:Managed
Switching capacity
- DES-1018P network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, Grey:7.2 Gbit/s
- Brocade M5424:96 Gbit/s
Product colour
- DES-1018P network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, Grey:Black, Grey
- Brocade M5424:Black
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- DES-1018P network switch Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, Grey:Yes
- Brocade M5424:No

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Comparison of DES-1018P, Brocade M5424
46 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 M5424 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Unmanaged	Managed
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LC
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-in jack
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
Networkidentical
10G support	No	No
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3z	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	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	96 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
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Telnet, HTTP, SNMP v1/v3
Design1 differ
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 W
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	272.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	307.2 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 kg

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