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Dell Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver vs HP 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 15identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

  • Switch layer
    • Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:L2/L3
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:L3
  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:48
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:24
  • Switching capacity
    • Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:288 Gbit/s
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:176 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:131 Mpps
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:130.9 Mpps
  • Product colour
    • Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:Silver
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:Grey
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:146 W
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:141 W
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE)
    • Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:Yes
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:No
  • Heat dissipation
    • Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:497 BTU/h
    • 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:481 BTU/h

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Comparison of S50V-FTOS-PoE, 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots
67 specifications
Management features1 differ
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerDiffersL2/L3L3
System event logKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers4824
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeGigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP module slots quantity44
Console portRJ-45RJ-45
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3zIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportYesYes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-T1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
IP routingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one1024Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto-sensingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VLAN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one10GBASE-CX4Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address table32000 entries32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers288 Gbit/s176 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers131 Mpps130.9 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)5 µs5 µs
Number of queuesKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 µs
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packet buffer memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 MB
Securityidentical
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one802.1x RADIUSUnknown — not stated by the source
DHCP featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneIGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3, SMIv1, SMIv2, SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, OSPFv2Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP, FTP, Telnet, MD5, TFTP, ICMP, ARP, DNS, NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP, DHCP, VRRP, ICMPv6, RIPv1, RIPv2, NSSA, LSA, RMON, LLDPUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableYesYes
Form factor1U1U
Product colourDiffersSilverGrey
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for oneUL/CSA, EN, IEC, FDAUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Noise levelKnown for one62.2 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one130482 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSDRAM
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Power1 differ
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Input currentKnown for one6.5 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs146 W141 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)DiffersYesNo
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one790 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 50 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers497 BTU/h481 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width440 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers425 mm360 mm
HeightDiffers43 mm43.7 mm
WeightDiffers7.1 kg7.5 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneAS/NZS CISPR 22, ICES-003, EN, VCCI, FCC, RoHSUnknown — not stated by the source

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