Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black vs Dell PowerConnect M8428-k Managed

19specifications compared
12differ
7identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:48
- PowerConnect M8428-k Managed:24
Number of VLANs
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:1024
- PowerConnect M8428-k Managed:3583
Product colour
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Black
- PowerConnect M8428-k Managed:Grey
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:0 - 45 °C
- PowerConnect M8428-k Managed:0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:10 - 95%
- PowerConnect M8428-k Managed:5 - 95%
Width
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:267 mm
- PowerConnect M8428-k Managed:272.7 mm
Depth
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:258 mm
- PowerConnect M8428-k Managed:307.2 mm
Height
- PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:31 mm
- PowerConnect M8428-k Managed:32.5 mm

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Comparison of M6348, M8428-k
58 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect M6348 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model M6348 View product	B Dell PowerConnect M8428-k Managed Model M8428-k View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	L3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CX4 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Fiber 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 802.1ab, 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	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
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-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsDiffers	1024	3583
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address table	32000 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	184 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	160 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 µs
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSH
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one	1024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	SSH, Telnet, SSL, SNMPv1, SNMP v2c, SNMPv3	CLI, SSH v2, SNMP v1/v2/v3, MS-CHAP
Switching protocolsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3ad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 W
Operational conditions2 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)Differs	10 - 95%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	267 mm	272.7 mm
DepthDiffers	258 mm	307.2 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	32.5 mm
WeightDiffers	2.7 kg	2.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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