Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs NETGEAR FS105 Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Blue

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 3identical
  • 64known for one product only

Key differences

  • Switch type
    • Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Managed
    • FS105 Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Blue:Unmanaged
  • Switch layer
    • Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L2/L3
    • FS105 Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Blue:L2
  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:44
    • FS105 Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Blue:5
  • 10G support
    • Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Yes
    • FS105 Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Blue:No
  • MAC address table
    • Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:32000 entries
    • FS105 Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Blue:1024 entries
  • Rack mounting
    • Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Yes
    • FS105 Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Blue:No
  • Product colour
    • Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Black
    • FS105 Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Blue:Blue
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • Force10 S55 Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:169315 h
    • FS105 Unmanaged L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Blue:4262794 h

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Comparison of S55, FS105
85 specifications
Management features2 differ
Switch typeDiffersManagedUnmanaged
Switch layerDiffersL2/L3L2
System event logKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers445
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)Fast Ethernet (10/100)
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for oneRJ-45Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network3 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 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3zIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportDiffersYesNo
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
IP routingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one4096Unknown — 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
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one10GBASE-CX4Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers32000 entries1024 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one176 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one131 MppsUnknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one5 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one4 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Store-and-forwardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for oneDHCP serverUnknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one802.1x RADIUSUnknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneIGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneARP, ICMP, FTP, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP, MD5, TFTP, DNS, NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP, VRRP, ICMPv6, Telnet, RIPv1, RIPv2, NSSA, OSPFv2Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Rack mountingDiffersYesNo
StackableKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one1UUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersBlackBlue
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansKnown for one2 fan(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for oneUL/CSA, EN, IEC, FDA CFR, China CCCUnknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMetal
Performance1 differ
Expansion module supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one2048 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one63.9 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs169315 h4262794 h
Buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 KB
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one3.6 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageKnown for one-48 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs130 W0.9 W
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 50 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-10 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 3000 m
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers442.5 mm94 mm
DepthDiffers476.2 mm101 mm
HeightDiffers44.4 mm27 mm
WeightDiffers6.54 kg275 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneAS/NZS CISPR 22, ICES-003, EN 55022 (CISPR 22), VCCI, FCC CFR, AnatelUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source155 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source239 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source63 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source510 g
Technical detailsidentical
Layers per pallet (air)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 pc(s)
Layers per pallet (sea)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 pc(s)
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 pc(s)
Products per shipping (inner) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 pc(s)
Shipping (inner) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source36 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.5 cm
Shipping (inner) case net weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.77 kg
Shipping (inner) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34.7 cm

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