Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Dell Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3

37specifications compared
21differ
16identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L3
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:L2/L3
SFP+ module slots quantity
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:2
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:48
Number of VLANs
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4094
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:4000
MAC address table
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:16384 entries
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:128000 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:260 Gbit/s
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:1280 Gbit/s
Throughput
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:193 Mpps
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:960 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4 MB
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:9 MB
Internal memory
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:1024 MB
- Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3:2048 MB

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Comparison of N3048, S4810P
61 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model N3048 View product	B Dell Force10 S4810P Managed L2/L3 Model S4810P View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	48	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
SFP+ module slots quantityDiffers	2	48
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	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
10G support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10GBASE-T	10GBASE-T
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown 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 aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsDiffers	4094	4000
IP routingKnown 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 transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16384 entries	128000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	260 Gbit/s	1280 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	193 Mpps	960 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	9 MB
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
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1/v2/v3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fans	2 fan(s)	2 fan(s)
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	59.6 dB
Power1 differ
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
Power consumption (typical)Differs	74.8 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 conditions5 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °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 dissipationDiffers	220.97 BTU/h	1194 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	407 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	6.3 kg	6.54 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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