Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black vs LevelOne 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 PoE Outputs

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:L2/L3
- 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 PoE Outputs:L2
10G support
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:Yes
- 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 PoE Outputs:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:0 - 40 °C
- 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 PoE Outputs:0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:10 - 85%
- 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 PoE Outputs:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:5 - 95%
- 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 PoE Outputs:10 - 90%
Width
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:433.8 mm
- 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 PoE Outputs:280 mm
Depth
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:863.6 mm
- 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 PoE Outputs:125.5 mm
Height
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:133.3 mm
- 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 PoE Outputs:44 mm

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Comparison of Z9500, GEP-0812
45 specifications	A Dell Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black Model Z9500 View product	B LevelOne 8-Port Gigabit PoE Switch, 802.3at/af PoE, 4 PoE Outputs Model GEP-0812 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Unmanaged
Switch layerDiffers	L2/L3	L2
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	No	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ag, 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 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	1000BASE-T	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8192 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Gbit/s
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansKnown for one	5 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 KB
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	3100 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 W
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	433.8 mm	280 mm
DepthDiffers	863.6 mm	125.5 mm
HeightDiffers	133.3 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	55.3 kg	1.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE
Optical fiberidentical
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one	40 Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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