Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell S-Series S3048-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Dell S-Series S4048-ON Managed L2/L3 1U Black

57specifications compared
24differ
33identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- S-Series S3048-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:48
- S-Series S4048-ON Managed L2/L3 1U Black:0
SFP+ module slots quantity
- S-Series S3048-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4
- S-Series S4048-ON Managed L2/L3 1U Black:48
Console port
- S-Series S3048-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:RJ-45
- S-Series S4048-ON Managed L2/L3 1U Black:RJ-45/Micro-USB
Routing entries
- S-Series S3048-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:16000
- S-Series S4048-ON Managed L2/L3 1U Black:128000
MAC address table
- S-Series S3048-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:80000 entries
- S-Series S4048-ON Managed L2/L3 1U Black:160000 entries
Switching capacity
- S-Series S3048-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:260 Gbit/s
- S-Series S4048-ON Managed L2/L3 1U Black:1440 Gbit/s
Forwarding rate
- S-Series S3048-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:131 Mpps
- S-Series S4048-ON Managed L2/L3 1U Black:1080 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)
- S-Series S3048-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:1.8 µs
- S-Series S4048-ON Managed L2/L3 1U Black:600 µs

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Comparison of S3048-ON, S4048-ON
71 specifications	A Dell S-Series S3048-ON Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model S3048-ON View product	B Dell S-Series S4048-ON Managed L2/L3 1U Black Model S4048-ON View product
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	0
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	No
SFP+ module slots quantityDiffers	4	48
QSFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Console portDiffers	RJ-45	RJ-45/Micro-USB
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC-in jack
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, 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 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing entriesDiffers	16000	128000
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tagged VLAN
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission5 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	80000 entries	160000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	260 Gbit/s	1440 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateDiffers	131 Mpps	1080 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)Differs	1.8 µs	600 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	12 MB
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	3.7 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL) egressKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000
Access Control List (ACL) ingressKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2500
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS, AES, EAP
Protocols2 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	SMIv1, SMIv2, SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, OSPF, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3, RMON, RMONv2	SMIv1, SMIv2, SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3, OSPF, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, RIPv1, RIPv2, RMON
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, ARP, DNS, LLDP, MSTP, RSTP, UDP, TCP, Telnet, FTP, NTPv3, TACACS, CIDR, BOOTP, MLD, MLDv2, RIPv1, RIPv2, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, NSSA, MD5, MSDP, SSH	IPv4, IPv6, LLDP, STP, PFC, ETS, MSTP, RSTP, UDP, TCP, Telnet, FTP, ICMP, ARP, DNS, NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP, VRRP, MLD, MLDv2, TACACS, SSH, BGPv6, IS-IS, MD5, BGP-4, MSDP
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	4000 MB
Noise levelDiffers	36 dB	59.6 dB
Power4 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	90 - 264 V	100 - 240 V
Input currentDiffers	1 A	2.3 A
Power consumption (typical)Differs	65 W	153 W
Power consumption (max)Differs	87 W	234.35 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	10 - 85%
Heat dissipationDiffers	290 BTU/h	799.64 BTU/h
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	320 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	5.84 kg	8.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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