Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey vs HP 3100-16 v2 EI

42specifications compared
17differ
25identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has 32 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (48 vs 16). The HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has 7,808 entries more MAC address table than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (16000 entries vs 8192 entries). The HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has 10.4 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (17.6 Gbit/s vs 7.2 Gbit/s). Console port: RS-232 on the HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey, RJ-45 on the HP 3100-16 v2 EI. DHCP features: DHCP client on the HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey, DHCP server, DHCP client on the HP 3100-16 v2 EI.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:48
- 3100-16 v2 EI:16
Console port
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:RS-232
- 3100-16 v2 EI:RJ-45
MAC address table
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:16000 entries
- 3100-16 v2 EI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:17.6 Gbit/s
- 3100-16 v2 EI:7.2 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:13 Mpps
- 3100-16 v2 EI:5.3 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:6.6 µs
- 3100-16 v2 EI:6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:2.2 µs
- 3100-16 v2 EI:5 µs
Packet buffer memory
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:3 MB
- 3100-16 v2 EI:0.384 MB

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Comparison of 2530-48, 3100-16 v2 EI
56 specifications	A HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey Model 2530-48 View product	B HP 3100-16 v2 EI View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L2	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	16
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity	2	2
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portDiffers	RS-232	RJ-45
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Networking standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
10G support	No	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Auto-sensing	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission6 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	17.6 Gbit/s	7.2 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	13 Mpps	5.3 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	6.6 µs	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	2.2 µs	5 µs
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	3 MB	0.384 MB
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Grey	Grey
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	ARM9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	128 MB	16 MB
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDRAM
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	29.9 W	12 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	102 BTU/h	41 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442 mm	359.9 mm
DepthDiffers	246.4 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	2.86 kg	2.5 kg

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