Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey vs HP 3600-24-SFP v2 EI

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:L2
- 3600-24-SFP v2 EI:L3
MAC address table
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:4096 entries
- 3600-24-SFP v2 EI:32000 entries
Switching capacity
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:9.6 Gbit/s
- 3600-24-SFP v2 EI:12.8 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:6.6 Mpps
- 3600-24-SFP v2 EI:9.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:10 µs
- 3600-24-SFP v2 EI:6 µs
Product colour
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:Grey
- 3600-24-SFP v2 EI:Black
Power consumption (typical)
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:36 W
- 3600-24-SFP v2 EI:60 W
Width
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:442 mm
- 3600-24-SFP v2 EI:439.9 mm

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Comparison of 2524, 3600-24-SFP v2 EI
46 specifications	A HP ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey Model 2524 View product	B HP 3600-24-SFP v2 EI View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab
10G support	No	No
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	4096 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	9.6 Gbit/s	12.8 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	6.6 Mpps	9.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	10 µs	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 µs
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	6 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP server, DHCP client
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	36 W	60 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.5 dB
Operational conditionsidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	205 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	203.2 mm	260.1 mm
HeightDiffers	45.7 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	2.72 kg	5 kg
Performanceidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	ARM7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	62.5 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	26 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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