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HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI

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  • 17differ
  • 30identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI has 16 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 (24 vs 8). The HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI has 192 entries more MAC address table than the HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black (8192 entries vs 8000 entries). The HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI has 3.2 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black (8.8 Gbit/s vs 5.6 Gbit/s). DHCP features: DHCP client on the HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black, DHCP server, DHCP client on the HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI. 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 3100-24-PoE v2 EI.

  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:24
  • MAC address table
    • ProCurve 2520-8-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 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:5.6 Gbit/s
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8.8 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4.1 Mpps
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6.5 Mpps
  • Latency (10-100 Mbps)
    • ProCurve 2520-8-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 2520-8-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 2520-8-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 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:Grey

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Comparison of 2520-8-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 & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers824
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeFast Ethernet (10/100)Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Combo SFP ports quantity22
Console portRJ-45RJ-45
Networkidentical
Networking standardsIEEE 802.3, 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 capacityDiffers5.6 Gbit/s8.8 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers4.1 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
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
IGMP snoopingYesYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
SSH/SSL supportYesYes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Design1 differ
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableYesYes
Form factor1U1U
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Performance2 differ
Memory typeDiffersDDR2-SDRAMSDRAM
Internal memory128 MB128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers32 MB16 MB
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
Power1 differ
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs85.5 W465 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)YesYes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers67 W370 W
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source42.2 dB
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers87 BTU/h1586 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers254 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers159.5 mm420 mm
HeightDiffers44.5 mm43.6 mm
WeightDiffers1.64 kg6.5 kg

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