Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver vs HP A 5800AF-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey

27specifications compared
12differ
15identical
41known 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
- A 5800AF-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:L3
Switching capacity
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:288 Gbit/s
- A 5800AF-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:216 Gbit/s
Throughput
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:131 Mpps
- A 5800AF-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:161 Mpps
Product colour
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:Silver
- A 5800AF-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:Grey
AC input frequency
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:50 - 60 Hz
- A 5800AF-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:50 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:Yes
- A 5800AF-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:No
Heat dissipation
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:497 BTU/h
- A 5800AF-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:426 BTU/h
Width
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:440 mm
- A 5800AF-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:439.9 mm

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Comparison of S50V-FTOS-PoE, 5800AF-48G
68 specifications	A Dell Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver Model S50V-FTOS-PoE View product	B HP A 5800AF-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey Model 5800AF-48G View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2/L3	L3
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB support	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	48	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 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 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routing	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	1024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16000
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10GBASE-CX4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address table	32000 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	288 Gbit/s	216 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	131 Mpps	161 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	5 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Securityidentical
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3, SMIv1, SMIv2, SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, OSPFv2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP, FTP, Telnet, MD5, TFTP, ICMP, ARP, DNS, NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP, DHCP, VRRP, ICMPv6, RIPv1, RIPv2, NSSA, LSA, RMON, LLDP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	UL/CSA, EN, IEC, FDA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	62.2 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	130482 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDRAM
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	50 Hz
Input currentKnown for one	6.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	146 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	790 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers	497 BTU/h	426 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	425 mm	659.9 mm
HeightDiffers	43 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	7.1 kg	10 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	AS/NZS CISPR 22, ICES-003, EN, VCCI, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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