Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect N2048P Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs NETGEAR GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- PowerConnect N2048P Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Managed
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:Unmanaged
Switch layer
- PowerConnect N2048P Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:L2+
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:L2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect N2048P Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:48
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:8
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
- PowerConnect N2048P Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:48
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:8
10G support
- PowerConnect N2048P Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:No
MAC address table
- PowerConnect N2048P Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8192 entries
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:4096 entries
Rack mounting
- PowerConnect N2048P Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:No
Product colour
- PowerConnect N2048P Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
- GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey:Grey

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Comparison of N2048P, GS308-100PAS
63 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect N2048P Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model N2048P View product	B NETGEAR GS308-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Grey Model GS308-100PAS View product
Management features2 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Managed	Unmanaged
Switch layerDiffers	L2+	L2
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
MIB supportKnown for one	SMIv1/SMIv2, IP, TCP, UDP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers	48	8
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
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 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	1000BASE-T	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
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
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 support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4094	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8192 entries	4096 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	220 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of static routesKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	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
Design2 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	Yes	No
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 KB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output powerKnown for one	1000 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	1738 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	48	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	158 mm
DepthDiffers	387 mm	102 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	26 mm
WeightKnown for one	6.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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