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Dell N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs Dell N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 33identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:28
    • N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:32
  • Installed SFP+ modules quantity
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2
    • N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4
  • Switching capacity
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:192 Gbit/s
    • N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:328 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:256 Mpps
    • N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:428 Mpps
  • Number of static routes
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:256
    • N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1024
  • Output power
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1000 W
    • N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1100 W
  • Power consumption (max)
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1039.8 W
    • N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2115 W
  • Heat dissipation
    • N2128PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:6069.8 BTU/h
    • N3132PX-ON Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:7216.68 BTU/h

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Comparison of N2128PX-ON, N3132PX-ON
51 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerL3L3
ARP inspectionYesYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers2832
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeGigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP modules quantity00
Installed SFP+ modules quantityDiffers24
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3zIEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, 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 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportYesYes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one1000BASE-TUnknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringYesYes
Auto MDI/MDI-XYesYes
Auto-negotiationYesYes
Broadcast storm controlYesYes
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
VLAN supportYesYes
Number of VLANs40944094
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address table32000 entries32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers192 Gbit/s328 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers256 Mpps428 Mpps
Number of static routesDiffers2561024
Packet buffer memory5 MB5 MB
Store-and-forwardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Designidentical
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableYesYes
Form factor1U1U
Product colourBlackBlack
Performanceidentical
Internal memory2000 MB2000 MB
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
Power2 differ
Output powerDiffers1000 W1100 W
Power consumption (max)Differs1039.8 W2115 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)YesYes
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantity2424
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per port60 W60 W
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one90.8 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 45 °C0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 65 °C-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)0 - 95%0 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)0 - 85%0 - 85%
Heat dissipationDiffers6069.8 BTU/h7216.68 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers440 mm434 mm
DepthDiffers387 mm407 mm
HeightDiffers43.2 mm43.5 mm
WeightDiffers6.83 kg7.12 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualYesYes

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