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HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey vs HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 25identical
  • 13known 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 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey (24 vs 8). The HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has 7,808 entries more MAC address table than the HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI (16000 entries vs 8192 entries). The HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI has 3.2 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey (8.8 Gbit/s vs 5.6 Gbit/s). DHCP features: DHCP client on the HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey, DHCP server, DHCP client on the HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI. Memory type: DDR3-SDRAM on the HP 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey, SDRAM on the HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI.

  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:8
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:24
  • MAC address table
    • 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:16000 entries
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8192 entries
  • Switching capacity
    • 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:5.6 Gbit/s
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8.8 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:4.1 Mpps
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6.5 Mpps
  • Latency (10-100 Mbps)
    • 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:1.3 µs
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6 µs
  • Latency (1 Gbps)
    • 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:2.3 µs
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:5 µs
  • Packet buffer memory
    • 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:1.5 MB
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:0.384 MB
  • DHCP features
    • 2530-8-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:DHCP client
    • 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:DHCP server, DHCP client

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Comparison of 2530-8-PoE+, 3100-24-PoE v2 EI
57 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerL2L2
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementYesYes
MIB supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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 quantity22
Combo SFP ports quantity22
Console portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, 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 controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Spanning tree protocolYesYes
VLAN supportYesYes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one100BASE-TX, 10BASE-TUnknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission6 differ
MAC address tableDiffers16000 entries8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers5.6 Gbit/s8.8 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers4.1 Mpps6.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs1.3 µs6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs2.3 µs5 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers1.5 MB0.384 MB
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffersDHCP clientDHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
SSH/SSL supportYesYes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Designidentical
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Form factor1U1U
Product colourGreyGrey
Performance3 differ
Memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMSDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers128 MB16 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for oneARM9Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one800 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)Differs76.7 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 dissipationDiffers29 BTU/h1586 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers254 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers159.5 mm420 mm
HeightDiffers44.5 mm43.6 mm
WeightDiffers910 g6.5 kg

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