Product comparison · 2 network switches

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

42specifications compared
15differ
27identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 3100-48 v2 has 2 more SFP module slots quantity than the HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey (4 vs 2). The HP 3100-48 v2 has 16,000 entries more MAC address table than the HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey (32000 entries vs 16000 entries). The HP 3100-48 v2 has 0.1 Mpps more throughput than the HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey (13.1 Mpps vs 13 Mpps). Console port: RS-232 on the HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey, RJ-45 on the HP 3100-48 v2. Networking standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u on the HP 3100-48 v2.

SFP module slots quantity
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:2
- 3100-48 v2:4
Console port
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:RS-232
- 3100-48 v2:RJ-45
MAC address table
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:16000 entries
- 3100-48 v2:32000 entries
Throughput
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:13 Mpps
- 3100-48 v2:13.1 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:6.6 µs
- 3100-48 v2:6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:2.2 µs
- 3100-48 v2:5 µs
Packet buffer memory
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:3 MB
- 3100-48 v2:4 MB
DHCP features
- 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:DHCP client
- 3100-48 v2:DHCP server, DHCP client

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Comparison of 2530-48, 3100-48 v2
57 specifications	A HP 2530-48 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey Model 2530-48 View product	B HP 3100-48 v2 View product
Management featuresidentical
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
SFP module slots quantityDiffers	2	4
Console portDiffers	RS-232	RJ-45
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission5 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	32000 entries
ThroughputDiffers	13 Mpps	13.1 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	6.6 µs	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	2.2 µs	5 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDRAM
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
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	29.9 W	41 W
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.2 dB
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	102 BTU/h	140 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	246.4 mm	260.1 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	2.86 kg	3.5 kg

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