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HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 31identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

  • MAC address table
    • ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8000 entries
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8192 entries
  • Switching capacity
    • ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:12.8 Gbit/s
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8.8 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:9.5 Mpps
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6.5 Mpps
  • Latency (10-100 Mbps)
    • ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.9 µs
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6 µs
  • Latency (1 Gbps)
    • ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.5 µs
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:5 µs
  • DHCP features
    • ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:DHCP client
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:DHCP server, DHCP client
  • Product colour
    • ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:Grey
  • Memory type
    • ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:DDR2-SDRAM
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:SDRAM

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Comparison of 2520-24-PoE, 3100-24-PoE v2 EI
54 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerL2L2
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementYesYes
MIB supportYesYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity2424
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeFast Ethernet (10/100)Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity22
Combo SFP ports quantity22
Console portRJ-45RJ-45
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportNoNo
Port mirroringYesYes
Full duplexYesYes
Auto MDI/MDI-XYesYes
Auto-sensingYesYes
Broadcast storm controlYesYes
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Spanning tree protocolYesYes
VLAN supportYesYes
Data transmission5 differ
MAC address tableDiffers8000 entries8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers12.8 Gbit/s8.8 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers9.5 Mpps6.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs1.9 µs6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs1.5 µs5 µs
Packet buffer memory0.384 MB0.384 MB
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffersDHCP clientDHCP server, DHCP client
IGMP snoopingYesYes
SSH/SSL supportYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Design1 differ
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableYesYes
Form factor1U1U
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for onePowerPC MPC8313Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one266 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeDiffersDDR2-SDRAMSDRAM
Internal memory128 MB128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers32 MB16 MB
Power1 differ
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs257 W465 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)YesYes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers195 W370 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers208 BTU/h1586 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers443 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers246.1 mm420 mm
HeightDiffers44.5 mm43.6 mm
WeightDiffers3.22 kg6.5 kg
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source42.2 dB

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