Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell N3024EP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs Linksys LGS308MP-EU network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black

28specifications compared
18differ
10identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- N3024EP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:24
- LGS308MP-EU network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
- N3024EP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2
- LGS308MP-EU network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8
10G support
- N3024EP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
- LGS308MP-EU network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:No
Number of VLANs
- N3024EP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4094
- LGS308MP-EU network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:4096
MAC address table
- N3024EP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:16384 entries
- LGS308MP-EU network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8000 entries
Switching capacity
- N3024EP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:212 Gbit/s
- LGS308MP-EU network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:16 Gbit/s
Forwarding rate
- N3024EP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:158 Mpps
- LGS308MP-EU network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:11.9 Mpps
Management protocols
- N3024EP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:SNMP v1/v2/v3
- LGS308MP-EU network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:SNMP

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Comparison of N3024EP, LGS308MP-EU
70 specifications	A Dell N3024EP Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model N3024EP View product	B Linksys LGS308MP-EU network switch Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black Model LGS308MP-EU View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch layerKnown for one	L3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	8
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers	2	8
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	2	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
Network2 differ
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	4094	4096
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Voice VLAN, Tagged VLAN, Port-based VLAN
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16384 entries	8000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	212 Gbit/s	16 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateDiffers	158 Mpps	11.9 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9000
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP snooping, DHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AuthenticationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Guest VLAN, Port-based authentication
Authentication typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RADIUS
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	SNMP v1/v2/v3	SNMP
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	128 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityDiffers	12	8
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 W
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	DNN3024EP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	10 - 90%
Heat dissipationKnown for one	204.6 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	407 mm	104 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	25 mm
WeightDiffers	6 kg	580 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	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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