Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Dell S-Series S4112T-ON Managed L2/L3

32specifications compared
19differ
13identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L3
- S-Series S4112T-ON Managed L2/L3:L2/L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:48
- S-Series S4112T-ON Managed L2/L3:12
Power connector
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:DC-in jack
- S-Series S4112T-ON Managed L2/L3:AC-in jack
MAC address table
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:16384 entries
- S-Series S4112T-ON Managed L2/L3:272000 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:260 Gbit/s
- S-Series S4112T-ON Managed L2/L3:840 Gbit/s
Throughput
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:193 Mpps
- S-Series S4112T-ON Managed L2/L3:630 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4 MB
- S-Series S4112T-ON Managed L2/L3:12 MB
Number of fans
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:2 fan(s)
- S-Series S4112T-ON Managed L2/L3:3 fan(s)

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Comparison of N3048EP, S4112T-ON
71 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model N3048EP View product	B Dell S-Series S4112T-ON Managed L2/L3 Model S4112T-ON View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Configuring Location Settings (CLI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	12
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
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
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QSFP28
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
QSFP28 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Power cables quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power connectorDiffers	DC-in jack	AC-in jack
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
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 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1Qaz, IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, 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 802.3bj, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G support	Yes	Yes
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IPv4 routesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tagged VLAN
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 supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4094	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical fiberidentical
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Gigabit Ethernet
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16384 entries	272000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	260 Gbit/s	840 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	193 Mpps	630 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2500 µs
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	12 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCPv6 relay, DHCPv6 server
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Multicast MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	272 entries
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of fansDiffers	2 fan(s)	3 fan(s)
Power1 differ
Power sourceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	74.8 W	120 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 W
Power cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 m
Power cable connector 1Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NBR14136
Power cable connector 2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C13 coupler
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 over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	5 - 95%
Heat dissipationDiffers	220.97 BTU/h	682 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	209 mm
DepthDiffers	407 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	41.2 mm
WeightDiffers	6.3 kg	3.83 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
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
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
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	DNN3048EP	Unknown — not stated by the source

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