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Dell PowerConnect 3524 Managed L2 1U Black vs Dell PowerConnect 5524P Managed L2 1U Black

34specifications compared
10differ
24identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

MAC address table
- PowerConnect 3524 Managed L2 1U Black:8000 entries
- PowerConnect 5524P Managed L2 1U Black:16000 entries
Supported data transfer rates
- PowerConnect 3524 Managed L2 1U Black:10/100 Mbps
- PowerConnect 5524P Managed L2 1U Black:10/100/1000 Mbps
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect 3524 Managed L2 1U Black:12.8 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect 5524P Managed L2 1U Black:128 Gbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate
- PowerConnect 3524 Managed L2 1U Black:0.1 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect 5524P Managed L2 1U Black:10 Gbit/s
Supported network protocols
- PowerConnect 3524 Managed L2 1U Black:HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH
- PowerConnect 5524P Managed L2 1U Black:IGMP
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PowerConnect 3524 Managed L2 1U Black:32 - 113 °F
- PowerConnect 5524P Managed L2 1U Black:0 - 45 °C

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Comparison of 3524, 5524P
48 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect 3524 Managed L2 1U Black Model 3524 View product	B Dell PowerConnect 5524P Managed L2 1U Black Model 5524P View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L2	L2
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	24	24
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP/SFP+ slots quantity	2	2
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-in jack
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ag, 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 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	100BASE-T, 10BASE-T	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANs	256	256
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	16000 entries
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	10/100 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbps
Switching capacityDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	128 Gbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.1 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	802.1x RADIUS
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP server, DHCP client
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocols2 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	CLI, Telnet, SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3, RMON, TFTP, BootP/DHCP, LLDP-MED	Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH and SNMP RADIUS, TACACS+
Supported network protocolsDiffers	HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH	IGMP
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
Poweridentical
Input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	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
Dimensions (WxDxH)	440 x 387 x 43.2 mm	440 x 387 x 43.2 mm
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Authentication methodKnown for one	RADIUS, TACACS+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	32 - 113 °F	0 - 45 °C
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	8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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