Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs Linksys LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

The HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 81.97 W more power consumption (typical) than the Linksys LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black (85.5 W vs 3.53 W). The HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 100 mm more width than the Linksys LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black (254 mm vs 154 mm). The HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 74.5 mm more depth than the Linksys LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black (159.5 mm vs 85 mm). Only the HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has rack mounting. Only the HP ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has power over Ethernet (PoE).

Rack mounting
- ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
- LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:No
Power consumption (typical)
- ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:85.5 W
- LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:3.53 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
- LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:No
Width
- ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:254 mm
- LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:154 mm
Depth
- ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:159.5 mm
- LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:85 mm
Height
- ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:44.5 mm
- LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:26 mm
Weight
- ProCurve 2520-8-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.64 kg
- LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:340 g

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Comparison of 2520-8-PoE, LGS108
60 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 Linksys LGS108 network switch Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model LGS108 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Managed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switch layerKnown for one	L2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
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	8
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-in jack
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address tableKnown for one	8000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityKnown for one	5.6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	4.1 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	1.9 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	1.5 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	0.384 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	Yes	No
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link
Performanceidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	PowerPC MPC8313	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	266 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	85.5 W	3.53 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	67 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	87 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	254 mm	154 mm
DepthDiffers	159.5 mm	85 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	1.64 kg	340 g
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Class B, CE

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