Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP 5500-24G SI

29specifications compared
13differ
16identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:48
- 5500-24G SI:24
10G support
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
- 5500-24G SI:No
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:224 Gbit/s
- 5500-24G SI:144 Gbit/s
Throughput
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:160 Mpps
- 5500-24G SI:107.2 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4 MB
- 5500-24G SI:2 MB
Internal memory
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1024 MB
- 5500-24G SI:128 MB
Flash memory
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:64 MB
- 5500-24G SI:16 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:930 W
- 5500-24G SI:80 W

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Comparison of 7048p, 5500-24G SI
63 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model 7048p View product	B HP 5500-24G SI View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableKnown for one	32000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityDiffers	224 Gbit/s	144 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	160 Mpps	107.2 Mpps
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 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
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	16 MB
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	80 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
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	273 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	440 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	460 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	8.1 kg	4.5 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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