Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey vs TP-Link TL-SG5412F network switch Managed L2 1U Black

31specifications compared
9differ
22identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:L3
- TL-SG5412F network switch Managed L2 1U Black:L2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:44
- TL-SG5412F network switch Managed L2 1U Black:4
Console port
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:RS-232
- TL-SG5412F network switch Managed L2 1U Black:RJ-45
MAC address table
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:64000 entries
- TL-SG5412F network switch Managed L2 1U Black:8000 entries
DHCP features
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:DHCP server, DHCP client
- TL-SG5412F network switch Managed L2 1U Black:DHCP client
Product colour
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:Grey
- TL-SG5412F network switch Managed L2 1U Black:Black
Width
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:443 mm
- TL-SG5412F network switch Managed L2 1U Black:440 mm
Depth
- ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:430 mm
- TL-SG5412F network switch Managed L2 1U Black:260 mm

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Comparison of 3500-48, TL-SG5412F
86 specifications	A HP ProCurve 3500-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey Model 3500-48 View product	B TP-Link TL-SG5412F network switch Managed L2 1U Black Model TL-SG5412F View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
MIB support	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	44	4
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity	4	4
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP
Console portDiffers	RS-232	RJ-45
HDMI stacking portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
ExpressCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G support	No	No
Copper ethernet cabling technology	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Rate limiting	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100BASE-FX
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	64000 entries	8000 entries
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, 100,1000Mbps
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Gbit/s
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Switching capacityKnown for one	16.8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	12.5 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	3.4 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	2.9 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP server, DHCP client	DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSH, SSL/TLS
Static port securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 support	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1/v2c/v3
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 MAC OS NetWare UNIX Linux
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 typeKnown for one	DDR-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	96 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Other featuresidentical
Management platformKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, RMON, WEB/CLI/Telnet
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 Gbit/s
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1X, Radius
DiagnosticsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VCT
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Packet transfer speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17.99Mpps
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Heat dissipationKnown for one	465 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	430 mm	260 mm
Height	44 mm	44 mm
WeightKnown for one	6.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC

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