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HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey

46specifications compared
20differ
26identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 16 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey (24 vs 8). The HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has 8,000 entries more MAC address table than the HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black (16000 entries vs 8000 entries). The HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 7.2 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey (12.8 Gbit/s vs 5.6 Gbit/s). Product colour: Black on the HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black, Grey on the HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey. Processor model: PowerPC MPC8313 on the HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black, ARM9 on the HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:24
- 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:8
MAC address table
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8000 entries
- 2530-8-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
- 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:5.6 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:9.5 Mpps
- 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:4.1 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.9 µs
- 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:1.3 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.5 µs
- 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:2.3 µs
Packet buffer memory
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:0.384 MB
- 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:1.5 MB
Product colour
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
- 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:Grey

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Comparison of 2520-24-PoE, 2530-8-PoE+
55 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 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey Model 2530-8-PoE+ View product
Management featuresidentical
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	8
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	5.6 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	9.5 Mpps	4.1 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	1.9 µs	1.3 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	1.5 µs	2.3 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	0.384 MB	1.5 MB
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Performance5 differ
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
Power consumption (typical)Differs	257 W	76.7 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	195 W	67 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	208 BTU/h	29 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	254 mm
DepthDiffers	246.1 mm	159.5 mm
WeightDiffers	3.22 kg	910 g

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