Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 2520-8-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

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Key differences

The HP 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has 40 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black (48 vs 8). The HP 2530-48-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 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black (16000 entries vs 8000 entries). The HP 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has 12 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black (17.6 Gbit/s vs 5.6 Gbit/s). Product colour: Black on the HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black, Grey on the HP 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey. Processor model: PowerPC MPC8313 on the HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black, ARM9 on the HP 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey.

  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8
    • 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:48
  • MAC address table
    • ProCurve 2520-8-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 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:5.6 Gbit/s
    • 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:17.6 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4.1 Mpps
    • 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:13 Mpps
  • Latency (10-100 Mbps)
    • ProCurve 2520-8-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 2520-8-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 2520-8-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 2520-8-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 2520-8-PoE, 2530-48-PoE+
56 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerL2L2
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementYesYes
MIB supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers848
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeFast Ethernet (10/100)Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for oneRJ-45Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
SFP module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportNoNo
Port mirroringYesYes
Full duplexYesYes
Auto MDI/MDI-XYesYes
Auto-sensingYesYes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Spanning tree protocolYesYes
VLAN supportYesYes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Rate limitingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Data transmission6 differ
MAC address tableDiffers8000 entries16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers5.6 Gbit/s17.6 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers4.1 Mpps13 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs1.9 µs6.6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs1.5 µs2.2 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers0.384 MB3 MB
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresDHCP clientDHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Design1 differ
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Form factor1U1U
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Performance5 differ
Built-in processorYesYes
Processor modelDiffersPowerPC MPC8313ARM9
Processor frequencyDiffers266 MHz800 MHz
Memory typeDiffersDDR2-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers128 MB256 MB
Flash memoryDiffers32 MB128 MB
Power1 differ
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs85.5 W441 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)YesYes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers67 W382 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers87 BTU/h170 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers254 mm442 mm
DepthDiffers159.5 mm322.6 mm
Height44.5 mm44.5 mm
WeightDiffers1.64 kg4.58 kg

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