Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 3100-8 v2 EI vs HP E5500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey

31specifications compared
12differ
19identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- 3100-8 v2 EI:L2
- E5500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 3100-8 v2 EI:8
- E5500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:48
Switching capacity
- 3100-8 v2 EI:3.6 Gbit/s
- E5500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:17.6 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 3100-8 v2 EI:2.6 Mpps
- E5500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:11.8 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- 3100-8 v2 EI:0.384 MB
- E5500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:32 MB
Internal memory
- 3100-8 v2 EI:128 MB
- E5500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:64 MB
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- 3100-8 v2 EI:No
- E5500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:Yes
Width
- 3100-8 v2 EI:230.1 mm
- E5500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:439.4 mm

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Comparison of 3100-8 v2 EI, E5500-48-PoE
53 specifications	A HP 3100-8 v2 EI View product	B HP E5500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey Model E5500-48-PoE View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L3
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 quantityDiffers	8	48
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableKnown for one	8192 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityDiffers	3.6 Gbit/s	17.6 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	2.6 Mpps	11.8 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	6 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	5 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	0.384 MB	32 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown 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
Designidentical
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom BCM5836
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	230.1 mm	439.4 mm
DepthDiffers	160 mm	426.7 mm
HeightDiffers	43.7 mm	43.2 mm
WeightDiffers	1.8 kg	6.31 kg

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