Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect 2824 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Dell PowerConnect 5524 Managed L3 1U Black

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- PowerConnect 2824 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L2/L3
- PowerConnect 5524 Managed L3 1U Black:L3
MAC address table
- PowerConnect 2824 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:8000 entries
- PowerConnect 5524 Managed L3 1U Black:16000 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect 2824 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:48 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect 5524 Managed L3 1U Black:128 Gbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PowerConnect 2824 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:0 - 45 °C
- PowerConnect 5524 Managed L3 1U Black:0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- PowerConnect 2824 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:10 - 90%
- PowerConnect 5524 Managed L3 1U Black:10 - 95%
Width
- PowerConnect 2824 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:330 mm
- PowerConnect 5524 Managed L3 1U Black:440 mm
Depth
- PowerConnect 2824 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:230.5 mm
- PowerConnect 5524 Managed L3 1U Black:255 mm
Height
- PowerConnect 2824 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:42 mm
- PowerConnect 5524 Managed L3 1U Black:432 mm

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Comparison of 2824, 5524
49 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect 2824 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model 2824 View product	B Dell PowerConnect 5524 Managed L3 1U Black Model 5524 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L2/L3	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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	48 Gbit/s	128 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	35.6 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	SMI v1, SNMP, Telnet, SMI v2, TFTP, IP, ICMP, TCP, BOOTP, DHCP	Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH & SNMP RADIUS, TACACS+
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IGMPv2, GARP, GVRP, GMP, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	IN TAB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	330 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	230.5 mm	255 mm
HeightDiffers	42 mm	432 mm
WeightDiffers	3.04 kg	3.33 kg
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDRAM
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Poweridentical
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V

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