Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black vs Dell S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black

28specifications compared
5differ
23identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black has 24,000 entries more MAC address table than the Dell S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black (32000 entries vs 8000 entries). The Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black has 338 W more power consumption (max) than the Dell S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black (550 W vs 212 W). Power source: AC on the Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, AC/DC on the Dell S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, -40 - 65 °C on the Dell S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 95% on the Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, 8 - 90% on the Dell S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black.

MAC address table
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:32000 entries
- S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:8000 entries
Power source
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:AC
- S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:AC/DC
Power consumption (max)
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:550 W
- S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:212 W
Storage temperature (T-T)
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:-40 - 70 °C
- S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:5 - 95%
- S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:8 - 90%

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Comparison of N3248TE, S3248T-ON
76 specifications	A Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model N3248TE View product	B Dell S-Series S3248T-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model S3248T-ON View product
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
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
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of management portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mini USB-B/RS-232
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	QSFP28, SFP28	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP28 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	AC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multiple VXLAN (MUX VLAN)
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	32000 entries	8000 entries
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Securityidentical
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Authentication typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AAA, IEEE 802.1x, RADIUS, TACACS+
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BGP, OSPFv2, OSPFv3
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4 e IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Redundant fans supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Airflow directionKnown for one	Front-to-back airflow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ventilation systemKnown for one	Front-to-back airflow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR4-SDRAM
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16000 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32000 MB
Operating system installedKnown for one	OS10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power sourceDiffers	AC	AC/DC
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 - 60 V
Power consumption (max)Differs	550 W	212 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
Power supply includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	2.22 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	550 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	8 - 90%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 12000 m
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	6.99 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Packaging contentKnown for one	Power Cord, 125V, 15A, 10 Feet, NEMA 5-15/C13	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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