Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey

45specifications compared
20differ
25identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:24
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:48
MAC address table
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8000 entries
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:16000 entries
Switching capacity
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:12.8 Gbit/s
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:17.6 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:9.5 Mpps
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:13 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.9 µs
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:6.6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.5 µs
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:2.2 µs
Packet buffer memory
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:0.384 MB
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:3 MB
Product colour
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:Grey

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Comparison of 2520-24-PoE, 2530-48-PoE+
56 specifications	A HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model 2520-24-PoE View product	B HP 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey Model 2530-48-PoE+ View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L2	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity	2	2
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u
10G support	No	No
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Auto-sensing	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission6 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	17.6 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	9.5 Mpps	13 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	1.9 µs	6.6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	1.5 µs	2.2 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	0.384 MB	3 MB
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
DHCP features	DHCP client	DHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Performance5 differ
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor modelDiffers	PowerPC MPC8313	ARM9
Processor frequencyDiffers	266 MHz	800 MHz
Memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	257 W	441 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	195 W	382 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	208 BTU/h	170 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	442 mm
DepthDiffers	246.1 mm	322.6 mm
Height	44.5 mm	44.5 mm
WeightDiffers	3.22 kg	4.58 kg

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