Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Dell Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver

31specifications compared
20differ
11identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L3
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:L2/L3
Number of VLANs
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4094
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:1024
MAC address table
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:16384 entries
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:32000 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:260 Gbit/s
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:288 Gbit/s
Throughput
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:193 Mpps
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:131 Mpps
Product colour
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Black
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:Silver
Power consumption (typical)
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:74.8 W
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:146 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:No
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:Yes

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Comparison of N3048, S50V-FTOS-PoE
67 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect N3048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model N3048 View product	B Dell Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver Model S50V-FTOS-PoE View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	48	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10GBASE-T	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	4094	1024
IP routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16384 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	260 Gbit/s	288 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	193 Mpps	131 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 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	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocols2 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	SNMP v1/v2/v3	IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3, SMIv1, SMIv2, SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, OSPFv2
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6	IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP, FTP, Telnet, MD5, TFTP, ICMP, ARP, DNS, NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP, DHCP, VRRP, ICMPv6, RIPv1, RIPv2, NSSA, LSA, RMON, LLDP
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
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
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL/CSA, EN, IEC, FDA
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	62.2 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130482 h
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	146 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
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	No	Yes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	790 W
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 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers	220.97 BTU/h	497 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	407 mm	425 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	43 mm
WeightDiffers	6.3 kg	7.1 kg
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10GBASE-CX4
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AS/NZS CISPR 22, ICES-003, EN, VCCI, FCC, RoHS

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