Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Dell Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3

35specifications compared
18differ
17identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L3
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:L2/L3
MIB support
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:SMIv1/SMIv2, IP, TCP, UDP
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:Yes
SFP+ module slots quantity
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:2
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:48
Copper ethernet cabling technology
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:1000BASE-T
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:10GBASE-T
Number of VLANs
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4094
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:4000
MAC address table
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:8192 entries
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:128000 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:220 Gbit/s
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:1280 Gbit/s
Packet buffer memory
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4 MB
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:9 MB

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Comparison of N2048, S4810P
68 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model N2048 View product	B Dell Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3 Model S4810P View product
Management features2 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2/L3
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportDiffers	SMIv1/SMIv2, IP, TCP, UDP	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	48	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityDiffers	2	48
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QSFP+, SFP+
Network3 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 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ba, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	1000BASE-T	10GBASE-T
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
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	4094	4000
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16000
IP address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8192 entries	128000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	220 Gbit/s	1280 Gbit/s
Number of static routesKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	9 MB
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	960 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 µs
Number of queuesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	802.1x RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMPv1/v2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6, HTTP/1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Physical stacking (units)Known for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	59.6 dB
Power1 differ
Output powerKnown for one	100 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	53.9 W	220 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	5 - 95%
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1194 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	387 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	4.05 kg	6.54 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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