Product comparison · 2 network switches

D-Link DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black vs Ernitec ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black

23specifications compared
14differ
9identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

The Ernitec ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black has 24 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the D-Link DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black (48 vs 24). The Ernitec ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black has 16,000 entries more MAC address table than the D-Link DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black (32000 entries vs 16000 entries). The Ernitec ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black has 88 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the D-Link DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black (216 Gbit/s vs 128 Gbit/s). Switch layer: L2+ on the D-Link DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black, L3 on the Ernitec ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black. Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q on the D-Link DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black, IEEE 802.3 on the Ernitec ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black.

Switch layer
- DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black:L2+
- ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black:24
- ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:48
Networking standards
- DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black:IEEE 802.1Q
- ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:IEEE 802.3
MAC address table
- DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black:16000 entries
- ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:32000 entries
Switching capacity
- DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black:128 Gbit/s
- ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:216 Gbit/s
Forwarding rate
- DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black:95.24 Mpps
- ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:160.76 Mpps
LED indicators
- DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black:Yes
- ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Power
Number of fans
- DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black:1 fan(s)
- ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:4 fan(s)

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Comparison of DGS-1250-28XP, ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W
78 specifications	A D-Link DGS-1250-28XP Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Desktop Black Model DGS-1250-28XP View product	B Ernitec ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W network switch Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black Model ELECTRA-M248-1GB-900W View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2+	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic classificationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of management portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 pc(s)
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.3
10G support	Yes	Yes
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 10GBASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,1000,10000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Voice VLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	128 Gbit/s	216 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateDiffers	95.24 Mpps	160.76 Mpps
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	12 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
MAC address entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dynamic MAC address entries
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Design2 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Power
Number of fansDiffers	1 fan(s)	4 fan(s)
Form factorKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TelnetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FanlessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	322413.39 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Surge protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Surge protection voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 kV
Power sourceKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	452.52 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15.4 W
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	375 W	900 W
Other featuresidentical
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-5 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	580 mm
DepthDiffers	250 mm	440 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	3.83 kg	5.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	580 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	440 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.19 kg

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