Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs LevelOne 10-Port L2 Managed Fast Ethernet Industrial Switch, DIN-Rail, 2 x Gigabit RJ45, -20°C to 70°C

34specifications compared
21differ
13identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L2/L3
- 10-Port L2 Managed Fast Ethernet Industrial Switch, DIN-Rail, 2 x Gigabit RJ45, -20°C to 70°C:L2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:44
- 10-Port L2 Managed Fast Ethernet Industrial Switch, DIN-Rail, 2 x Gigabit RJ45, -20°C to 70°C:8
Console port
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:RJ-45
- 10-Port L2 Managed Fast Ethernet Industrial Switch, DIN-Rail, 2 x Gigabit RJ45, -20°C to 70°C:RS-232
10G support
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Yes
- 10-Port L2 Managed Fast Ethernet Industrial Switch, DIN-Rail, 2 x Gigabit RJ45, -20°C to 70°C:No
MAC address table
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:32000 entries
- 10-Port L2 Managed Fast Ethernet Industrial Switch, DIN-Rail, 2 x Gigabit RJ45, -20°C to 70°C:8192 entries
DHCP features
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:DHCP server
- 10-Port L2 Managed Fast Ethernet Industrial Switch, DIN-Rail, 2 x Gigabit RJ45, -20°C to 70°C:DHCP server, DHCP client
Rack mounting
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Yes
- 10-Port L2 Managed Fast Ethernet Industrial Switch, DIN-Rail, 2 x Gigabit RJ45, -20°C to 70°C:No
Power consumption (typical)
- Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:130 W
- 10-Port L2 Managed Fast Ethernet Industrial Switch, DIN-Rail, 2 x Gigabit RJ45, -20°C to 70°C:11 W

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Comparison of S55, IES-1070
76 specifications	A Dell Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model S55 View product	B LevelOne 10-Port L2 Managed Fast Ethernet Industrial Switch, DIN-Rail, 2 x Gigabit RJ45, -20°C to 70°C Model IES-1070 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2/L3	L2
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	44	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Installed SFP+ modules quantity	0	0
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portDiffers	RJ-45	RS-232
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network3 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 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4096	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
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rate limitingKnown 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 transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	32000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	176 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	131 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	5 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queues	4	4
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP server	DHCP server, DHCP client
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
Security algorithms	802.1x RADIUS	802.1x RADIUS
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3	Telnet, SNMP V1/V2c/V3, RMON, TFTP
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
Design2 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	Yes	No
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyDiffers	UL/CSA, EN, IEC, FDA CFR, China CCC	FCC Part 15 Class A, EN61000-6-4
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP30
Performanceidentical
Expansion module supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 KB
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	11 W
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 - 48 V
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	-10 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442.5 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	476.2 mm	125 mm
HeightDiffers	44.4 mm	145 mm
WeightDiffers	6.54 kg	1.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	AS/NZS CISPR 22, ICES-003, EN 55022 (CISPR 22), VCCI, FCC CFR, Anatel	EN61000-6-2

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