Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Dell Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black

32specifications compared
17differ
15identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:44
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:32
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:3
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:2
Number of VLANs
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4096
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:4000
MAC address table
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:32000 entries
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:160000 entries
Switching capacity
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:176 Gbit/s
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:2560 Gbit/s
Throughput
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:131 Mpps
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:1462 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4 MB
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:12 MB
Number of fans
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:2 fan(s)
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:3 fan(s)

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Comparison of S55, S6000
70 specifications	A Dell Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model S55 View product	B Dell Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black Model S6000 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L2/L3	L2/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
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	44	32
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	2
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QSFP+
Network2 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 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3i, 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
10G support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routing	Yes	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	4096	4000
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16000
IP address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24000
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10GBASE-CX4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	32000 entries	160000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	176 Gbit/s	2560 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	131 Mpps	1462 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
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	12 MB
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6 µs
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	ARP, ICMP, FTP, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP, MD5, TFTP, DNS, NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP, VRRP, ICMPv6, Telnet, RIPv1, RIPv2, NSSA, OSPFv2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansDiffers	2 fan(s)	3 fan(s)
SafetyKnown for one	UL/CSA, EN, IEC, FDA CFR, China CCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Expansion module supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	4096 MB
Noise levelKnown for one	63.9 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	169315 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	3.6 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageKnown for one	-48 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	130 W	220 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	371 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442.5 mm	433.8 mm
DepthDiffers	476.2 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	44.4 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	6.54 kg	7.32 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	AS/NZS CISPR 22, ICES-003, EN 55022 (CISPR 22), VCCI, FCC CFR, Anatel	Unknown — not stated by the source

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