Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Dell Z9100-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black

29specifications compared
10differ
19identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L3
- Z9100-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L2/L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:48
- Z9100-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:1
MAC address table
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:16384 entries
- Z9100-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:136000 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:260 Gbit/s
- Z9100-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:6400 Gbit/s
Power consumption (typical)
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:74.8 W
- Z9100-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:52.8 W
Heat dissipation
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:220.97 BTU/h
- Z9100-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:151.4 BTU/h
Width
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:434 mm
- Z9100-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:431.8 mm
Depth
- PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:407 mm
- Z9100-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:457.2 mm

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Comparison of N3048EP, Z9100-ON
51 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect N3048EP L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model N3048EP View product	B Dell Z9100-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model Z9100-ON View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Managed
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	1
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
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
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
10G support	Yes	Yes
Port mirroringKnown 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 support	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4094	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16384 entries	136000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	260 Gbit/s	6400 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
Store-and-forwardKnown 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 protocols	IPv4, IPv6	IPv4, IPv6
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
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
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
Number of power supply units	1	1
Power consumption (typical)Differs	74.8 W	52.8 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	DNN3048EP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 45 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 85%	5 - 85%
Heat dissipationDiffers	220.97 BTU/h	151.4 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	431.8 mm
DepthDiffers	407 mm	457.2 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	25.4 mm
WeightDiffers	6.3 kg	9.98 kg

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