Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey vs HP 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI

26specifications compared
17differ
9identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:44
- 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI:48
MAC address table
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:64000 entries
- 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI:32000 entries
Switching capacity
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:16.8 Gbit/s
- 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI:17.6 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:12.5 Mpps
- 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI:13.1 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:3.4 µs
- 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI:6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:2.9 µs
- 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI:5 µs
Product colour
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:Grey
- 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI:Black
Memory type
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:DDR-SDRAM
- 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI:SDRAM

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Comparison of 3500-48, 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI
58 specifications	A HP ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey Model 3500-48 View product	B HP 3600-48-PoE+ v2 EI View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	44	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RS-232	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 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u
10G support	No	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission5 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	64000 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	16.8 Gbit/s	17.6 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	12.5 Mpps	13.1 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	3.4 µs	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	2.9 µs	5 µs
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	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
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
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	PowerPC MPC8540	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	666 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	SDRAM
Internal memory	256 MB	256 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	4 MB	128 MB
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	96 W	440 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	No	Yes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	465 BTU/h	198 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	430 mm	420.1 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	6.1 kg	10 kg
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.5 dB

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