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

44specifications compared
20differ
24identical
12known for one product only

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	A HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model 2520-8-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
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	48
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
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, 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	5.6 Gbit/s	17.6 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	4.1 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
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	85.5 W	441 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	67 W	382 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	87 BTU/h	170 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	254 mm	442 mm
DepthDiffers	159.5 mm	322.6 mm
WeightDiffers	1.64 kg	4.58 kg

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