Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Zyxel 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:24
- 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch:8
MAC address table
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:16384 entries
- 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch:8 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:260 Gbit/s
- 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch:16 Gbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:0 - 45 °C
- 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:-40 - 65 °C
- 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:5 - 95%
- 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch:10 - 90%
Heat dissipation
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:220.97 BTU/h
- 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch:306.9 BTU/h
Width
- PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:434 mm
- 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch:210 mm

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Comparison of N3048EP-ON, 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch
55 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect N3048EP-ON network switch L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model N3048EP-ON View product	B Zyxel 8Port GbE PoE+ 802.3at Unmanaged Switch View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch layerKnown for one	L3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Unmanaged
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power connector	DC-in jack	DC-in jack
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 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 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3az
10G supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4094	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address auto-aging supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address auto-learning supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16384 entries	8 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	260 Gbit/s	16 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	193 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	631.254 h
Poweridentical
Power sourceKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	74.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 W
Other featuresidentical
Packaging contentKnown for one	Power Cord, 125V, 13A, 6 Feet, C15 to NEMA 5-15P, for POE	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)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers	220.97 BTU/h	306.9 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	407 mm	104 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	27 mm
WeightDiffers	6.3 kg	0.54 g
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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