Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Brocade M5424 vs Dell PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

SFP+ module slots quantity
- Brocade M5424:8
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:2
Switching capacity
- Brocade M5424:96 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:184 Gbit/s
Stackable
- Brocade M5424:No
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Brocade M5424:0 - 40 °C
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:0 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- Brocade M5424:5 - 95%
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:10 - 95%
Width
- Brocade M5424:272.8 mm
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:267 mm
Depth
- Brocade M5424:307.2 mm
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:258 mm
Height
- Brocade M5424:32.5 mm
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:31 mm

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Comparison of Brocade M5424, M6348
61 specifications	A Dell Brocade M5424 View product	B Dell PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model M6348 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event log	Yes	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RFC 768, 783, 791, 792, 793, 826, 854, 855, 894, 896, 951, 1027, 1112, 1155, 1157, 1212, 1213, 1215, 1256, 1286, 1321, 1442, 1451, 1492, 1493, 1519, 1534, 1573, 1643, 1757, 1765, 1812,1867, 1901,1907, 1908, 1981, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2082, 2131, 2233, 2236, 2328, 2373, 2453, 2460, 246
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP+ module slots quantityDiffers	8	2
CX4 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	LC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, 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 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-T
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024
10G supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	96 Gbit/s	184 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 Mpps
Number of queuesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	Telnet, HTTP, SNMP v1/v3	SSH, Telnet, SSL, SNMPv1, SNMP v2c, SNMPv3
Switching protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3ad
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
StackableDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	32 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °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)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	272.8 mm	267 mm
DepthDiffers	307.2 mm	258 mm
HeightDiffers	32.5 mm	31 mm
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	2.7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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