Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI vs HP 3600-48 v2 EI

32specifications compared
12differ
20identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 3600-48 v2 EI has 24 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI (48 vs 24). The HP 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI has 2 more SFP module slots quantity than the HP 3600-48 v2 EI (4 vs 2). The HP 3600-48 v2 EI has 4.8 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI (17.6 Gbit/s vs 12.8 Gbit/s). Only the HP 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI has power over Ethernet (PoE).

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI:24
- 3600-48 v2 EI:48
SFP module slots quantity
- 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI:4
- 3600-48 v2 EI:2
Switching capacity
- 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI:12.8 Gbit/s
- 3600-48 v2 EI:17.6 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI:9.5 Mpps
- 3600-48 v2 EI:13.1 Mpps
Power consumption (typical)
- 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI:795 W
- 3600-48 v2 EI:43 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI:Yes
- 3600-48 v2 EI:No
Heat dissipation
- 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI:143 BTU/h
- 3600-48 v2 EI:147 BTU/h
Width
- 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI:440 mm
- 3600-48 v2 EI:439.9 mm

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Comparison of 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI, 3600-48 v2 EI
42 specifications	A HP 3600-24-PoE+ v2 SI View product	B HP 3600-48 v2 EI View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
SFP module slots quantityDiffers	4	2
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G support	No	No
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission2 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	17.6 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	9.5 Mpps	13.1 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32000 entries
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 µs
Securityidentical
DHCP features	DHCP server, DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	795 W	43 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	720 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	143 BTU/h	147 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	420 mm	260.1 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	10 kg	5 kg

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