Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect 2808 1U Black vs Dell PowerConnect 3548 Managed L3 1U Black

30specifications compared
9differ
21identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect 2808 1U Black:8
- PowerConnect 3548 Managed L3 1U Black:48
Number of VLANs
- PowerConnect 2808 1U Black:64
- PowerConnect 3548 Managed L3 1U Black:256
Supported data transfer rates
- PowerConnect 2808 1U Black:10/100/1000 Mbps
- PowerConnect 3548 Managed L3 1U Black:10/100 Mbps
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect 2808 1U Black:16 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect 3548 Managed L3 1U Black:17.6 Gbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate
- PowerConnect 2808 1U Black:1 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect 3548 Managed L3 1U Black:0.1 Gbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- PowerConnect 2808 1U Black:265.5 x 161.7 x 43.2 mm
- PowerConnect 3548 Managed L3 1U Black:440 x 257 x 43.2 mm

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Comparison of 2808, 3548
43 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect 2808 1U Black Model 2808 View product	B Dell PowerConnect 3548 Managed L3 1U Black Model 3548 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) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	48
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power connector	DC-in jack	DC-in jack
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad	IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T	100BASE-T, 10BASE-T
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsDiffers	64	256
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address table	8000 entries	8000 entries
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100 Mbps
Switching capacityDiffers	16 Gbit/s	17.6 Gbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1 Gbit/s	0.1 Gbit/s
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CLI, Telnet, SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3, RMON, TFTP, BootP/DHCP, LLDP-MED
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	265.5 x 161.7 x 43.2 mm	440 x 257 x 43.2 mm
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RADIUS, TACACS+
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	32 - 113 °F	32 - 113 °F
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 95%	10 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 kg

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