Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Brocade M5424 vs EnGenius EWS7928FP network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Switching capacity
- Brocade M5424:96 Gbit/s
- EWS7928FP network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:56 Gbit/s
Power consumption (typical)
- Brocade M5424:32 W
- EWS7928FP network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:370 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- Brocade M5424:No
- EWS7928FP network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Brocade M5424:0 - 40 °C
- EWS7928FP network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Brocade M5424:-20 - 70 °C
- EWS7928FP network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Brocade M5424:10 - 90%
- EWS7928FP network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:5 - 95%
Width
- Brocade M5424:272.8 mm
- EWS7928FP network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:439.9 mm
Depth
- Brocade M5424:307.2 mm
- EWS7928FP network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:260 mm

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Comparison of Brocade M5424, EWS7928FP
56 specifications	A Dell Brocade M5424 View product	B EnGenius EWS7928FP network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model EWS7928FP View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
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	RFC1213, RFC1493, RFC1757, RFC2674
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	LC	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 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at
10G support	No	No
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	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
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	96 Gbit/s	56 Gbit/s
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP client
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
MAC address filteringKnown 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
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	Telnet, HTTP, SNMP v1/v3	SNMP v1/v2c/v3, CLI, RMONv1, SYSLOG
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stackable	No	No
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	32 W	370 W
Input voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	No	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	272.8 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	307.2 mm	260 mm
HeightDiffers	32.5 mm	43.9 mm
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	3.55 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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