Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black vs Dell S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3

29specifications compared
16differ
13identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3 has 4 more QSFP28 ports quantity than the Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black (6 vs 2). The Dell S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3 has 192,000 entries more MAC address table than the Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black (224000 entries vs 32000 entries). The Dell S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3 has 1,584 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black (2160 Gbit/s vs 576 Gbit/s). Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) on the Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, 10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000) on the Dell S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3. Fiber optic connector: QSFP28, SFP28 on the Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black, SFP+ on the Dell S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3.

Fiber optic connector
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:QSFP28, SFP28
- S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3:SFP+
QSFP28 ports quantity
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:2
- S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3:6
MAC address table
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:32000 entries
- S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3:224000 entries
Switching capacity
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:576 Gbit/s
- S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3:2160 Gbit/s
AC input voltage
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:100 - 240 V
- S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3:90 - 240 V
Power consumption (typical)
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:550 W
- S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3:222 W
Power consumption (max)
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:550 W
- S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3:393 W
Storage temperature (T-T)
- N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:-40 - 70 °C
- S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3:-40 - 65 °C

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Comparison of N3248TE, S4348T-ON
70 specifications	A Dell N3248TE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model N3248TE View product	B Dell S-Series S4348T-ON Managed L2/L3 Model S4348T-ON View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L2/L3	L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Configuring Location Settings (CLI)	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	48	48
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
Number of management portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Fiber optic connectorDiffers	QSFP28, SFP28	SFP+
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45/USB Type-A
QSFP28 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
Power cables quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 1588v2
10G support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T
IPv6 routesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32000
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multicast VLAN
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	32000 entries	224000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	576 Gbit/s	2160 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1001.7 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Forwarding rateKnown for one	800 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
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
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Airflow directionKnown for one	Front-to-back airflow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansKnown for one	3 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ventilation systemKnown for one	Front-to-back airflow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power source	AC	AC
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	90 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	550 W	222 W
Power consumption (max)Differs	550 W	393 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 over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Other features1 differ
Packaging contentDiffers	Power Cord, 125V, 15A, 10 Feet, NEMA 5-15/C13	Enterprise SONiC Standard 10Gb, 3 years subscription
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 45 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	8 - 90%
Storage 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	3048 - 12000 m
Heat dissipationDiffers	349.06 BTU/h	986.14 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	438.5 mm
DepthDiffers	400 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	43 mm
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
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4 e IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	OS10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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