Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black

34specifications compared
15differ
19identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:L3
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:L2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:48
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:24
10G support
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:No
MAC address table
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:32000 entries
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8000 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:224 Gbit/s
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:48 Gbit/s
Throughput
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:160 Mpps
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:35.7 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4 MB
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:0.5 MB
Internal memory
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1024 MB
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:128 MB

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Comparison of 7048p, 2520-24G-PoE
72 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model 7048p View product	B HP ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model 2520-24G-PoE View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	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 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	32000 entries	8000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	224 Gbit/s	48 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	160 Mpps	35.7 Mpps
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	0.5 MB
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 µs
Securityidentical
DHCP features	DHCP client	DHCP client
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
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	IGMP v1/v2/v3, SNMP v1/v2c/v3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	64 MB	32 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC MPC8313
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	266 MHz
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2-SDRAM
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	930 W	260.4 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	195 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	223 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	443 mm
DepthDiffers	460 mm	246.1 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	44.5 mm
WeightDiffers	8.1 kg	3.27 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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