Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect 3524 vs Dell PowerConnect 3548

38specifications compared
3differ
35identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect 3524:24
- PowerConnect 3548:48
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect 3524:12.8 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect 3548:17.6 Gbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- PowerConnect 3524:440 x 387 x 43.2 mm
- PowerConnect 3548:440 x 257 x 43.2 mm

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Comparison of PowerConnect 3524, PowerConnect 3548
41 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect 3524 View product	B Dell PowerConnect 3548 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L2	L2
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	48
SFP module slots quantity	2	2
SFP/SFP+ slots quantity	2	2
Power connector	DC-in jack	DC-in jack
Networkidentical
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ad	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ad
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANs	256	256
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address table	8000 entries	8000 entries
Supported data transfer rates	10/100 Mbps	10/100 Mbps
Switching capacityDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	17.6 Gbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	0.1 Gbit/s	0.1 Gbit/s
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocols	CLI, Telnet, SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3, RMON, TFTP, BootP/DHCP, LLDP-MED	CLI, Telnet, SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3, RMON, TFTP, BootP/DHCP, LLDP-MED
Data link protocols	Ethernet	Ethernet
Supported network protocols	HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH	HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH
Designidentical
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	440 x 387 x 43.2 mm	440 x 257 x 43.2 mm
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Authentication method	RADIUS, TACACS+	RADIUS, TACACS+
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Power requirementsKnown for one	100-240VAC, 50-60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	32 - 113 °F	32 - 113 °F
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 95%	10 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	8 kg	8 kg

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