Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect 5548 Managed L2 1U Black vs Dell PowerConnect 7048R Managed L3 1U Black

36specifications compared
15differ
21identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- PowerConnect 5548 Managed L2 1U Black:L2
- PowerConnect 7048R Managed L3 1U Black:L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect 5548 Managed L2 1U Black:48
- PowerConnect 7048R Managed L3 1U Black:50
SFP/SFP+ slots quantity
- PowerConnect 5548 Managed L2 1U Black:2
- PowerConnect 7048R Managed L3 1U Black:4
Number of VLANs
- PowerConnect 5548 Managed L2 1U Black:4000
- PowerConnect 7048R Managed L3 1U Black:1000
MAC address table
- PowerConnect 5548 Managed L2 1U Black:16000 entries
- PowerConnect 7048R Managed L3 1U Black:32000 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect 5548 Managed L2 1U Black:176 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect 7048R Managed L3 1U Black:224 Gbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate
- PowerConnect 5548 Managed L2 1U Black:10 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect 7048R Managed L3 1U Black:1 Gbit/s
Memory type
- PowerConnect 5548 Managed L2 1U Black:SDRAM
- PowerConnect 7048R Managed L3 1U Black:DRAM

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Comparison of 5548, 7048R
61 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect 5548 Managed L2 1U Black Model 5548 View product	B Dell PowerConnect 7048R Managed L3 1U Black Model 7048R View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MIB II, SMIv2, SNMPv2, TACACS+, MIB, RMON
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	50
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityDiffers	2	4
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI stacking portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	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	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G support	Yes	Yes
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsDiffers	4000	1000
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	32000 entries
Supported data transfer rates	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbps
Switching capacityDiffers	176 Gbit/s	224 Gbit/s
Number of queuesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Security1 differ
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	802.1x RADIUS	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSH, SSH-2
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocols2 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH and SNMP RADIUS, TACACS+	SMI v1, SNMP, Telnet, SMI v2, TFTP, IP, ICMP, TCP, BOOTP, DHCP
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IGMP	IGMPv2, GARP, GVRP, GMP, IPv6
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance3 differ
Memory typeDiffers	SDRAM	DRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	1024 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	16 MB	64 MB
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Packet transfer speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 Mpps
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	440 x 255 x 432 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
BandwidthKnown for one	40 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 45 °C	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)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	440 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
WeightDiffers	3.33 kg	9.75 kg

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