Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect 6248 Managed L3 1U Black vs LevelOne 28-Port L2 Managed Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 x SFP/RJ45 Combo

29specifications compared
12differ
17identical
72known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- PowerConnect 6248 Managed L3 1U Black:L3
- 28-Port L2 Managed Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 x SFP/RJ45 Combo:L2+
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect 6248 Managed L3 1U Black:48
- 28-Port L2 Managed Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 x SFP/RJ45 Combo:20
10G support
- PowerConnect 6248 Managed L3 1U Black:No
- 28-Port L2 Managed Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 x SFP/RJ45 Combo:Yes
Number of VLANs
- PowerConnect 6248 Managed L3 1U Black:4093
- 28-Port L2 Managed Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 x SFP/RJ45 Combo:4094
MAC address table
- PowerConnect 6248 Managed L3 1U Black:8000 entries
- 28-Port L2 Managed Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 x SFP/RJ45 Combo:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect 6248 Managed L3 1U Black:184 Gbit/s
- 28-Port L2 Managed Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 x SFP/RJ45 Combo:128 Gbit/s
Stackable
- PowerConnect 6248 Managed L3 1U Black:Yes
- 28-Port L2 Managed Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 x SFP/RJ45 Combo:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PowerConnect 6248 Managed L3 1U Black:0 - 45 °C
- 28-Port L2 Managed Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 x SFP/RJ45 Combo:0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of 6248, GTP-2880
101 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect 6248 Managed L3 1U Black Model 6248 View product	B LevelOne 28-Port L2 Managed Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 x SFP/RJ45 Combo Model GTP-2880 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2+
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Traffic classificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event log	Yes	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	MIB II, Bridge MIB, SMIv2, E-like MIB, RMON, TCP, UDP, ENTITY, RMON	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	20
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
SFP module slots quantity	4	4
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP, SFP+
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
MAC address auto-learning supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rate limiting	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tagged VLAN, Protocol-based VLAN, MAC address-based VLAN, Port-based VLAN
Number of VLANsDiffers	4093	4094
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	184 Gbit/s	128 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 Mpps
Number of trunksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Number of queuesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9800
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10/100 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP server, DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP relay, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL) rulesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
IGMP proxyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	SSL/TLS, HTTPS, SSH, SSH-2
Static port securityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMPv1/v2c/v3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	RIP, OSPF v1/v2/v3, CIDR, ICMP, IRDP, VRRP, ARP, IGMP v2, DVMRP, Telnet, HTTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
StackableDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	System, Activity, LAN, Link, PoE, Speed
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
sFlowKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory typeKnown for one	SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °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	442 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	385 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
WeightDiffers	6.06 kg	4.97 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, RS-232
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Resource CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	540 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	473 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Taiwan
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	551 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	488 mm
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	312 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 kg
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	440 x 387 x 43.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source

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